sprengen

[ˈʃpʁɛŋən]

/[ˈʃpʁɛŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“sprengen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,028. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,028
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit Hilfe von explosivem Material zerstören

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprengen · sprengen · German

sprengen · rank #13,028 · 13 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,028
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sportart

Nearest frequency peer: Sportart (-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 „sprengen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sprengen“ 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).

sprengen vs strenge
75% similar
sprengen vs Sprünge
63% similar
sprengen vs Springe
63% similar

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

Key facts for sprengen
PropertyValue
Headwordsprengen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpʁɛŋən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,028
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sprengen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sprengenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sportart“ (#13,027), „stabilen“ (#13,029), „Spender“ (#13,026). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sprengen“ bei #13,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around sprengen (IPA [ˈʃpʁɛŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,028 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sprengen, with forms such as "psrengen", "sperngen", and "spprengen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "strenge", "Sprünge", "Springe", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is sprengen, spelled S-P-R-E-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit Hilfe von explosivem Material zerstören
  2. 2
    etwas mit Gewalt auflösen, brechen, öffnen
  3. 3
    etwas mit Flüssigkeit besprühen
  4. 4
    sich schnell bewegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dann wurde gesprengt und siegesgewiss an dieselbe Stelle ein monumentales Marx-Relief plaziert.“
  2. „In Köln-Mülheim sprengten Täter im November statt eines Geldautomaten einen Kontoauszugsdrucker.“

This word in other languages

blow up(English)volar(Español)faire sauter(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psrengen
  • sperngen
  • spprengen
  • spregnen
  • sprenegn
  • sprengenn
  • sprenggen
  • sprengne
  • sprenngen
  • sprnegen
  • sprrengen
  • srpengen
  • ssprengen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sprengen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

psrengen2sperngen2spprengen1spregnen2sprenegn2sprengenn1sprenggen1sprengne2
Edit distance from "sprengen"

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 "sprengen"?
"sprengen" is spelled S-P-R-E-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁɛŋən].
What does "sprengen" mean?
As a verb, "sprengen" means: etwas mit Hilfe von explosivem Material zerstören
What words are commonly confused with "sprengen"?
"sprengen" is commonly confused with "strenge", "Sprünge", "Springe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sprengen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sprengen" is [ˈʃpʁɛŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sprengen" come from?
"sprengen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sportart#13,027stabilen#13,029Signatur#13,019tiefsten#13,039

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Stephanie13 variantsSzenarien13 variantsSchulung13 variantsschlimmen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list