sprengt

/[ʃpʁɛŋt]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,715

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

sprengt is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sprengen Pronounced [ʃpʁɛŋt]. Often confused with streng and Sprung.

Key facts for sprengt
PropertyValue
Headwordsprengt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃpʁɛŋt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,715
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sprengt in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sprengt is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃpʁɛŋt]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,715 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for sprengt, with forms such as "psrengt", "sperngt", and "spprengt". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "streng", "Sprung", "spring", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is sprengt, spelled S-P-R-E-N-G-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sprengen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sprengen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sprengen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: psrengt,sperngt,spprengt,spregnt,sprenggt,sprengtt,sprenngt,sprentg,sprnegt,sprrengt,srpengt,ssprengt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sprengt

Misspelling Variants of "sprengt"

psrengt7sperngt7spprengt8spregnt7sprenggt8sprengtt8sprenngt8sprentg7
Misspelling Variants of "sprengt"

Frequency rank: #23,715 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sprengt"?
"sprengt" is spelled S-P-R-E-N-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpʁɛŋt].
What does "sprengt" mean?
As a verb, "sprengt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sprengen
What words are commonly confused with "sprengt"?
"sprengt" is commonly confused with "streng", "Sprung", "spring". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sprengt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sprengt" is [ʃpʁɛŋt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sprengt" come from?
"sprengt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.