sprecht

[ʃpʁɛçt]

/[ʃpʁɛçt]/ verb

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The verdict

“sprecht” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,714. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,714
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sprechen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprecht · sprecht · German

sprecht · rank #23,714 · 12 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,714
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spitzenkandid…

Nearest frequency peer: Spitzenkandidaten (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „sprecht“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „sprecht“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sprecht vs sprich
71% similar
sprecht vs Spruch
57% similar
sprecht vs spricht
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sprecht
PropertyValue
Headwordsprecht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃpʁɛçt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,714
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sprecht“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sprechtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Spitzenkandidaten“ (#23,713), „sprengt“ (#23,715), „Solisten“ (#23,712). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sprecht“ bei #23,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around sprecht (IPA [ʃpʁɛçt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,714 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for sprecht, with forms such as "psrecht", "spercht", and "spprecht". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "sprich", "Spruch", "spricht", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sprecht, spelled S-P-R-E-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sprechen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sprechen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psrecht
  • spercht
  • spprecht
  • sprceht
  • spreccht
  • sprechht
  • sprechtt
  • sprecth
  • sprehct
  • sprrecht
  • srpecht
  • ssprecht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sprecht - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

psrecht2spercht2spprecht1sprceht2spreccht1sprechht1sprechtt1sprecth2
Edit distance from "sprecht"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sprecht"?
"sprecht" is spelled S-P-R-E-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpʁɛçt].
What does "sprecht" mean?
As a verb, "sprecht" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sprechen
What words are commonly confused with "sprecht"?
"sprecht" is commonly confused with "sprich", "Spruch", "spricht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sprecht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sprecht" is [ʃpʁɛçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sprecht" come from?
"sprecht" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sprecht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sprengt#23,715streckt#23,720Schilde#23,693sanfter#23,691

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Solisten12 variantsSilhouette12 variantssunshine12 variantsSachlage12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list