Sprichwort

[ˈʃpʁɪçˌvɔʁt]

/[ˈʃpʁɪçˌvɔʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sprichwort” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,700. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,700
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sinnspruch volkstümlichen Charakters, meist anonym überliefert; oft erzieherisch gedachter Erfahrungssatz, der treffend und bildmächtig formuliert ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprichwort · Sprichwort · German

Sprichwort · rank #13,700 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,700
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spitz

Nearest frequency peer: spitz (-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 „Sprichwort“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sprichwort“ 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).

Sprichwort vs Stichwort
80% similar
Sprichwort vs Sprichwörter
75% similar

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

Key facts for Sprichwort
PropertyValue
HeadwordSprichwort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpʁɪçˌvɔʁt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,700
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sprichwort“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sprichwortliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „spitz“ (#13,699), „Spandau“ (#13,698), „square“ (#13,702). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sprichwort“ bei #13,700. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Sprichwort (IPA [ˈʃpʁɪçˌvɔʁt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,700 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sinnspruch volkstümlichen Charakters, meist anonym überliefert; oft erzieherisch gedachter Erfahrungssatz, der treffend und bildmächtig formuliert ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sprichwort, with forms such as "psrichwort", "spirchwort", and "spprichwort". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Stichwort", "Sprichwörter", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sprichwort, spelled S-P-R-I-C-H-W-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sinnspruch volkstümlichen Charakters, meist anonym überliefert; oft erzieherisch gedachter Erfahrungssatz, der treffend und bildmächtig formuliert ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wer andern eine Grube gräbt, fällt selbst hinein.“ ist ein bekanntes Sprichwort aus den Apokryphen zur Bibel (Sirach 27,29).
  2. „Grundsätzlich ist es für Übersetzer ein großes Problem, Clichés, Slogans, idiomatische Ausdrücke, Redewendungen, Sprichwörter und geflügelte Worte von einer Sprache in eine andere adäquat zu übertragen.“

Synonyms

Parömie

Antonyms

GemeinplatzPhraseoschablone

This word in other languages

proverb(English)proverbio(Español)proverbe(Français)provérbio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psrichwort
  • spirchwort
  • spprichwort
  • sprcihwort
  • spricchwort
  • sprichhwort
  • sprichowrt
  • sprichworrt
  • sprichwortt
  • sprichwotr
  • sprichwrot
  • sprichwwort
  • spricwhort
  • sprihcwort
  • sprrichwort
  • srpichwort
  • ssprichwort

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psrichwort2spirchwort2spprichwort1sprcihwort2spricchwort1sprichhwort1sprichowrt2sprichworrt1
Edit distance from "Sprichwort"

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 "Sprichwort"?
"Sprichwort" is spelled S-P-R-I-C-H-W-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁɪçˌvɔʁt].
What does "Sprichwort" mean?
As a noun, "Sprichwort" means: Sinnspruch volkstümlichen Charakters, meist anonym überliefert; oft erzieherisch gedachter Erfahrungssatz, der treffend und bildmächtig formuliert ist
What words are commonly confused with "Sprichwort"?
"Sprichwort" is commonly confused with "Stichwort", "Sprichwörter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sprichwort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sprichwort" is [ˈʃpʁɪçˌvɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sprichwort" come from?
"Sprichwort" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tierschutz#13,711unterteilt#13,718verdrängen#13,721Rechtslage#13,677

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

sowjetische17 variantsUnschuldige17 variantsVersicherer17 variantsphysischen17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list