Sprit

[ʃpʁɪt]

/[ʃpʁɪt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sprit” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,705. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,705
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kraftstoff, Benzin

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprit · Sprit · German

Sprit · rank #18,705 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,705
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spitzenreiter

Nearest frequency peer: Spitzenreiter (-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 „Sprit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sprit“ 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).

Sprit vs spürt
40% similar
Sprit vs strip
40% similar
Sprit vs spült
40% similar

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

Key facts for Sprit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSprit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpʁɪt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,705
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sprit“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Spritliegt 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: „Spitzenreiter“ (#18,704), „Sozialversicherung“ (#18,703), „sta“ (#18,707). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sprit“ bei #18,705. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Sprit (IPA [ʃpʁɪt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,705 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sprit, with forms such as "psrit", "spirt", and "spprit". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "spürt", "strip", "spült", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sprit, spelled S-P-R-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kraftstoff, Benzin
  2. 2
    Alkohol, Schnaps, Branntwein, Weingeist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Sprit kostet so viel wie noch nie.
  2. Der Autofahrer von heute gibt durchschnittlich 1256 Euro jährlich für Sprit aus, berechnete der Autoclub ADAC für die "Bild"-Zeitung.

Synonyms

SchnapsLötwasser

This word in other languages

petrol(English)petróleo(Español)essence(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psrit
  • spirt
  • spprit
  • spritt
  • sprrit
  • sprti
  • srpit
  • ssprit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sprit - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

psrit2spirt2spprit1spritt1sprrit1sprti2srpit2ssprit1
Edit distance from "Sprit"

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 "Sprit"?
"Sprit" is spelled S-P-R-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpʁɪt].
What does "Sprit" mean?
As a noun, "Sprit" means: Kraftstoff, Benzin
What words are commonly confused with "Sprit"?
"Sprit" is commonly confused with "spürt", "strip", "spült". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sprit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sprit" is [ʃpʁɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sprit" come from?
"Sprit" 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 "Sprit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sally#18,684Ronny#18,678plays#18,658Paolo#18,650

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Seidel8 variantsreizen8 variantsvanille8 variantsneunte8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list