Sprite

[ˈʃpʁɪtə]

/[ˈʃpʁɪtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Sprite” is uncommon German (frequency #56,547 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,547
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sprit

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprite · Sprite · German

Sprite · rank #56,547 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,547
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sprössling

Nearest frequency peer: Sprössling (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sprite“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sprite“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sprite
PropertyValue
HeadwordSprite
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpʁɪtə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,547
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sprite“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Spritefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sprössling“ (#56,548), „Sporttasche“ (#56,545), „Späher“ (#56,549). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sprite“ bei #56,547. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sprite is uncommon German at frequency #56,547 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpʁɪtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Sprite in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sprite, spelled S-P-R-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sprit
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Sprit
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Sprite"?
"Sprite" is spelled S-P-R-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁɪtə].
What does "Sprite" mean?
As a noun, "Sprite" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sprit
How do you pronounce "Sprite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sprite" is [ˈʃpʁɪtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sprite" come from?
"Sprite" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list