Sprinkler
[ˈʃpʁɪŋklɐ]
The verdict
“Sprinkler” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät zum Befeuchten von Objekten
Corpus desk
Index DE-sprinkler · Sprinkler · German
Sprinkler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sprinkler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpʁɪŋklɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sprinkler“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sprinkler is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpʁɪŋklɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Sprinkler doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sprinkler, spelled S-P-R-I-N-K-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Gerät zum Befeuchten von Objekten
- 2weißer Nerzpelz mit vielen, kleinen schwarzen Stellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sprinkler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sprinkleranlagen erkennen und melden Brände und leiten selbsttätig den Löschvorgang mit Wasser ein. Dabei macht sie das Prinzip des selektiven Löschens äußerst effektiv: Im Brandfall öffnen sich nur die Sprinkler, die sich in unmittelbarer Brandnähe befinden.“
„Die Sprinkler stehen für den Ernstfall stets in Löschbereitschaft - bleiben jedoch durch eine flüssigkeitsgefüllte Glasampulle solange geschlossen, bis die Lufttemperatur einen vorher festgelegten Schwellenwert durch Brandwärme überschreitet.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.