Sprinter

[ˈʃpʁɪntɐ]

/[ˈʃpʁɪntɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sprinter” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,395. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,395
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sportler, der sich auf Kurzstrecken spezialisiert hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprinter · Sprinter · German

Sprinter · rank #18,395 · 13 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,395
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sprachlichen

Nearest frequency peer: sprachlichen (-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 „Sprinter“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sprinter“ 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).

Sprinter vs Spritzer
75% similar
Sprinter vs Sprint
75% similar
Sprinter vs Spinner
75% similar

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

Key facts for Sprinter
PropertyValue
HeadwordSprinter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpʁɪntɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,395
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sprinter“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sprachlichen“ (#18,394), „Staatspräsident“ (#18,396), „Spielregeln“ (#18,393). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sprinter“ bei #18,395. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Sprinter (IPA [ˈʃpʁɪntɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,395 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sprinter, with forms such as "psrinter", "spirnter", and "spprinter". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Spritzer", "Sprint", "Spinner", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Sprinter, spelled S-P-R-I-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sportler, der sich auf Kurzstrecken spezialisiert hat
  2. 2
    Sportler, der sich auf Kurzstrecken spezialisiert hat
  3. 3
    besonders schneller Zug

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 100-m-Läufer sind Sprinter.
  2. „Jack war niemals das, was man einen Sprinter nennen würde.“

Synonyms

KurzstreckenläuferRadsprinter

Antonyms

LangstreckenläuferMittelstreckenläuferBergfahrerKlassementfahrer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psrinter
  • spirnter
  • spprinter
  • sprinetr
  • sprinnter
  • sprinterr
  • sprintre
  • sprintter
  • spritner
  • sprniter
  • sprrinter
  • srpinter
  • ssprinter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sprinter - 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.

psrinter2spirnter2spprinter1sprinetr2sprinnter1sprinterr1sprintre2sprintter1
Edit distance from "Sprinter"

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 "Sprinter"?
"Sprinter" is spelled S-P-R-I-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁɪntɐ].
What does "Sprinter" mean?
As a noun, "Sprinter" means: Sportler, der sich auf Kurzstrecken spezialisiert hat
What words are commonly confused with "Sprinter"?
"Sprinter" is commonly confused with "Spritzer", "Sprint", "Spinner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sprinter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sprinter" is [ˈʃpʁɪntɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sprinter" come from?
"Sprinter" 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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stressig#18,401Sulzbach#18,402tragende#18,406ungewiss#18,413

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

seelische13 variantsRathauses13 variantsverzichte13 variantsPauschale13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list