sprechfaul
[ˈʃpʁɛçˌfaʊ̯l]
The verdict
“sprechfaul” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - wenig und nicht gerne redend; nicht gesprächig
Corpus desk
Index DE-sprechfaul · sprechfaul · German
sprechfaul · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | sprechfaul |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈʃpʁɛçˌfaʊ̯l] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sprechfaul“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sprechfaul is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpʁɛçˌfaʊ̯l]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "wenig und nicht gerne redend; nicht gesprächig".
No generated misspelling entries exist for sprechfaul in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sprechfaul, spelled S-P-R-E-C-H-F-A-U-L.
Definition
- 1wenig und nicht gerne redend; nicht gesprächig
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.