sprich

[ʃpʁɪç]

/[ʃpʁɪç]/ verb

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The verdict

“sprich” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,998. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,998
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprich · sprich · German

sprich · rank #3,998 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,998
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH SOG

Nearest frequency peer: SOG (-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 „sprich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sprich“ 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).

sprich vs Stich
50% similar
sprich vs Sprit
50% similar
sprich vs Spruch
67% similar

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

Key facts for sprich
PropertyValue
Headwordsprich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃpʁɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,998
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sprich“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sprichliegt 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: „SOG“ (#3,997), „stoppen“ (#3,999), „Signal“ (#3,996). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sprich“ bei #3,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around sprich (IPA [ʃpʁɪç]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,998 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for sprich, with forms such as "psrich", "spirch", and "spprich". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Stich", "Sprit", "Spruch", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is sprich, spelled S-P-R-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs sprechen
  2. 2
    [1] Aufforderung zu sprechen
  3. 3
    [2] Anleitung zur Aussprache
  4. 4
    [3] Einleitung einer Umschreibung

Synonyms

ausgesprochenauf Deutsch gesagtdas heißtim Klartextkurzkurz gesagtmit anderen Wortenund zwar

This word in other languages

pronounced(English)prononcé(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psrich
  • spirch
  • spprich
  • sprcih
  • spricch
  • sprichh
  • sprihc
  • sprrich
  • srpich
  • ssprich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sprich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

psrich2spirch2spprich1sprcih2spricch1sprichh1sprihc2sprrich1
Edit distance from "sprich"

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 "sprich"?
"sprich" is spelled S-P-R-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpʁɪç].
What does "sprich" mean?
As a verb, "sprich" means: 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs sprechen
What words are commonly confused with "sprich"?
"sprich" is commonly confused with "Stich", "Sprit", "Spruch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sprich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sprich" is [ʃpʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sprich" come from?
"sprich" 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 "sprich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Signal#3,996Symbol#4,000Unsinn#4,003update#4,005

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Sekunde10 variantsVorlage10 variantsanrufen10 variantsbedient10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list