Sprint

[ʃpʁɪnt]

/[ʃpʁɪnt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sprint” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,532. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,532
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Zurücklegen einer Kurzstrecke in der größtmöglichen Geschwindigkeit (in verschiedenen Bereichen des Sports, z. B. in der Leichtathletik, im Radsport, im Schwimmen, im Eisschnelllauf oder im Ski...

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprint · Sprint · German

Sprint · rank #11,532 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,532
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sprecherin

Nearest frequency peer: Sprecherin (-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 „Sprint“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sprint“ 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).

Sprint vs Sprit
83% similar
Sprint vs Sprung
67% similar
Sprint vs strikt
50% similar

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

Key facts for Sprint
PropertyValue
HeadwordSprint
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpʁɪnt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,532
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sprint“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sprintliegt 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: „Sprecherin“ (#11,531), „Stammtisch“ (#11,533), „Sparkassen“ (#11,530). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sprint“ bei #11,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Sprint (IPA [ʃpʁɪnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,532 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Zurücklegen einer Kurzstrecke in der größtmöglichen Geschwindigkeit (in verschiedenen Bereichen des Sports, z. B. in der Leichtathletik, im Radsport, im Schwimmen, im Eisschnelllauf oder im Ski...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sprint, with forms such as "psrint", "spirnt", and "spprint". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sprit", "Sprung", "strikt", and more, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sprint, spelled S-P-R-I-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Zurücklegen einer Kurzstrecke in der größtmöglichen Geschwindigkeit (in verschiedenen Bereichen des Sports, z. B. in der Leichtathletik, im Radsport, im Schwimmen, im Eisschnelllauf oder im Skilanglauf)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Höhepunkt des Leichtathletik-Meetings war der Sprint der Männer über 100 Meter.
  2. [Radsport: ] „Mit einem veritablen Sprint raste er auf die Zielgerade in Harrogate und setzte sich mit einem deutlichen Vorsprung von 46.07 Sekunden vor dem Zweitplatzierten Filippo Ganna aus Italien an die Spitze des WM-Rennens.“

Synonyms

Kurzstreckenlauf

Antonyms

LangstreckenlaufMittelstreckenlauf

This word in other languages

sprint(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psrint
  • spirnt
  • spprint
  • sprinnt
  • sprintt
  • spritn
  • sprnit
  • sprrint
  • srpint
  • ssprint

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sprint - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

psrint2spirnt2spprint1sprinnt1sprintt1spritn2sprnit2sprrint1
Edit distance from "Sprint"

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 "Sprint"?
"Sprint" is spelled S-P-R-I-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpʁɪnt].
What does "Sprint" mean?
As a noun, "Sprint" means: das Zurücklegen einer Kurzstrecke in der größtmöglichen Geschwindigkeit (in verschiedenen Bereichen des Sports, z. B. in der Leichtathletik, im Radsport, im Schwimmen, im Eisschnelllauf oder im Ski...
What words are commonly confused with "Sprint"?
"Sprint" is commonly confused with "Sprit", "Sprung", "strikt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sprint"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sprint" is [ʃpʁɪnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sprint" come from?
"Sprint" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

stumpf#11,537Switch#11,539simple#11,524Sylvia#11,540

Similar misspelling depth

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

Veganer10 variantsReferat10 variantsWassers10 variantswhisky10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list