Sprechmelodie

[ˈʃpʁɛçmeloˌdiː]

/[ˈʃpʁɛçmeloˌdiː]/ noun

The verdict

“Sprechmelodie” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die beim Sprechen vollzogene Gestaltung der Tonhöhenbewegung

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprechmelodie · Sprechmelodie · German

Sprechmelodie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for Sprechmelodie
PropertyValue
HeadwordSprechmelodie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpʁɛçmeloˌdiː]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sprechmelodie“ im Deutschen

Sprechmelodieliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sprechmelodie is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpʁɛçmeloˌdiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die beim Sprechen vollzogene Gestaltung der Tonhöhenbewegung".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sprechmelodie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sprechmelodie, spelled S-P-R-E-C-H-M-E-L-O-D-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die beim Sprechen vollzogene Gestaltung der Tonhöhenbewegung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sprechmelodie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Eine realisierte, aktuale Sprachmelodie nennt von Essen Sprechmelodie.“
  2. „Soweit die Melodieformen unmittelbarer Ausdruck des seelischen Geschehens sind, bezeichnet sie v. Essen als Sprechmelodie, sofern es sich aber um Formen handelt, die tradiert werden und als formelhafte Melodisierungsanweisungen („erstarrte Sprechmuster“) gelten, werden die Begriffe Sprachmelodie, Intonation oder Melodem angewandt.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sprechmelodie"?
"Sprechmelodie" is spelled S-P-R-E-C-H-M-E-L-O-D-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁɛçmeloˌdiː].
What does "Sprechmelodie" mean?
As a noun, "Sprechmelodie" means: die beim Sprechen vollzogene Gestaltung der Tonhöhenbewegung
How do you pronounce "Sprechmelodie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sprechmelodie" is [ˈʃpʁɛçmeloˌdiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sprechmelodie" come from?
"Sprechmelodie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list