Sprengung

/[ˈʃpʁɛŋʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,519

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Sprengung is aGermannoun. It means: Zerstörung mit Hilfe eines explodierenden Materials Pronounced [ˈʃpʁɛŋʊŋ]. Often confused with sprengen.

Key facts for Sprengung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSprengung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpʁɛŋʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,519
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sprengung is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpʁɛŋʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,519 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for Sprengung, with forms such as "psrengung", "sperngung", and "spprengung". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "sprengen", 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 Sprengung, spelled S-P-R-E-N-G-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zerstörung mit Hilfe eines explodierenden Materials
  2. 2
    Besprühung mit einer Flüssigkeit

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: psrengung,sperngung,spprengung,spregnung,sprenggung,sprengnug,sprengugn,sprengungg,sprengunng,sprenngung,sprenugng,sprnegung,sprrengung,srpengung,ssprengung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Sprengung

Misspelling Variants of "Sprengung"

psrengung9sperngung9spprengung10spregnung9sprenggung10sprengnug9sprengugn9sprengungg10
Misspelling Variants of "Sprengung"

Frequency rank: #24,519 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sprengung"?
"Sprengung" is spelled S-P-R-E-N-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁɛŋʊŋ].
What does "Sprengung" mean?
As a noun, "Sprengung" means: Zerstörung mit Hilfe eines explodierenden Materials
What words are commonly confused with "Sprengung"?
"Sprengung" is commonly confused with "sprengen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sprengung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sprengung" is [ˈʃpʁɛŋʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sprengung" come from?
"Sprengung" 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.