sprinten

[ˈʃpʁɪntn̩]

/[ˈʃpʁɪntn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“sprinten” is an uncommon German word, ranked #75,075 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#75,075
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - am Sprint teilnehmen, die Kurzstrecke laufen

Key facts for sprinten
PropertyValue
Headwordsprinten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpʁɪntn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,075
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sprinten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sprinten lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sprinten is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpʁɪntn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #75,075 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.

sprinten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is sprinten, spelled S-P-R-I-N-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    am Sprint teilnehmen, die Kurzstrecke laufen
  2. 2
    schnell laufen, wie beim Sprint

Synonyms

rennenspurten

This word in other languages

sprint(English)esprintar(Español)sprinter(Français)

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 "sprinten"?
"sprinten" is spelled S-P-R-I-N-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁɪntn̩].
What does "sprinten" mean?
As a verb, "sprinten" means: am Sprint teilnehmen, die Kurzstrecke laufen
How do you pronounce "sprinten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sprinten" is [ˈʃpʁɪntn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sprinten" come from?
"sprinten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “sprinten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-R-I-N-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpʁɪntn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list