sprengte

/[ˈʃpʁɛŋtə]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,239

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

sprengte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sprengen Pronounced [ˈʃpʁɛŋtə]. Often confused with springt and strenge.

Key facts for sprengte
PropertyValue
Headwordsprengte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpʁɛŋtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,239
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sprengte is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpʁɛŋtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,239 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for sprengte, with forms such as "psrengte", "sperngte", and "spprengte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "springt", "strenge", "Sprünge", 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 sprengte, spelled S-P-R-E-N-G-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sprengen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sprengen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sprengen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sprengen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: psrengte,sperngte,spprengte,spregnte,sprenget,sprenggte,sprengtte,sprenngte,sprentge,sprnegte,sprrengte,srpengte,ssprengte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sprengte

Misspelling Variants of "sprengte"

psrengte8sperngte8spprengte9spregnte8sprenget8sprenggte9sprengtte9sprenngte9
Misspelling Variants of "sprengte"

Frequency rank: #44,239 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sprengte"?
"sprengte" is spelled S-P-R-E-N-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁɛŋtə].
What does "sprengte" mean?
As a verb, "sprengte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sprengen
What words are commonly confused with "sprengte"?
"sprengte" is commonly confused with "springt", "strenge", "Sprünge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sprengte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sprengte" is [ˈʃpʁɛŋtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sprengte" come from?
"sprengte" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.