Sprechblase
German, noun/ˈʃprɛçˌblaːzə/
Sprechblase is spelled S-P-R-E-C-H-B-L-A-S-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 129,075th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sprechblase is a German feminine noun meaning “speech bubble, speech balloon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Bestandteil von Comics, der einem gezeichneten Kreis ähnelt und der gesprochenen Text enthält”.
What does Sprechblase mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininespeech bubble, speech balloon
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bestandteil von Comics, der einem gezeichneten Kreis ähnelt und der gesprochenen Text enthält 2. inhaltsleeres Gerede
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sprechblase
- Sprechblasen plural
- Sprechbläschen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sprechblase?
- /ˈʃprɛçˌblaːzə/
- [ˈʃpʁɛçˌblaːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sprechblase in German?
Sprechblase appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).