Sprechakt
[ˈʃpʁɛçˌʔakt]
The verdict
“Sprechakt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sprachliche Äußerung, die eine bestimmte Intention verfolgt
Corpus desk
Index DE-sprechakt · Sprechakt · German
Sprechakt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sprechakt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpʁɛçˌʔakt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sprechakt” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Sprechakt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpʁɛçˌʔakt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sprachliche Äußerung, die eine bestimmte Intention verfolgt".
Sprechakt doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sprechakt, spelled S-P-R-E-C-H-A-K-T.
Definition
- 1sprachliche Äußerung, die eine bestimmte Intention verfolgt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sprechakt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit der Äußerung „Es zieht“ kann man einen Sprechakt der Aufforderung vollziehen, diesen Zustand abzustellen. Sprechakte sind Handlungen.
„Unter den vielen Weisen, auf die man sagen kann, daß ein Sprecher mit der Äußerung eines sprachlichen Ausdrucks etwas tut, gibt es zweitens eine privilegierte Handlungsebene, die man den illokutionären Akt - oder einfacher, den Sprechakt nennen könnte.“
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