Spritze

[ˈʃpʁɪt͡sə]

/[ˈʃpʁɪt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spritze” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,221. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,221
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - medizinisches Gerät, um Flüssigkeiten in einen Körper zu injizieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-spritze · Spritze · German

Spritze · rank #15,221 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,221
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sprengstoff

Nearest frequency peer: Sprengstoff (-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 „Spritze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spritze“ 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).

Spritze vs spritzt
71% similar
Spritze vs Spritzen
88% similar
Spritze vs Spritzer
88% similar

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

Key facts for Spritze
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpritze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpʁɪt͡sə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,221
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spritze“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spritzeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sprengstoff“ (#15,220), „starr“ (#15,222), „Spott“ (#15,219). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spritze“ bei #15,221. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Spritze (IPA [ˈʃpʁɪt͡sə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,221 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spritze, with forms such as "psritze", "spirtze", and "sppritze". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "spritzt", "Spritzen", "Spritzer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Spritze, spelled S-P-R-I-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    medizinisches Gerät, um Flüssigkeiten in einen Körper zu injizieren
  2. 2
    Vorgang der Injektion einer Flüssigkeit in einen Körper
  3. 3
    schlauchartiges Gerät zum Verteilen von Wasser oder anderen Flüssigkeiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Spritze darf nur einmal verwendet werden.
  2. „Zum Beispiel fielen mir die vielen gebrauchten Spritzen auf, die überall in den Stadtparks herumlagen.“

Synonyms

Injektion

This word in other languages

syringe(English)jeringa(Español)seringue(Français)injeção(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psritze
  • spirtze
  • sppritze
  • spritez
  • sprittze
  • spritzze
  • sprizte
  • sprritze
  • sprtize
  • srpitze
  • sspritze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psritze2spirtze2sppritze1spritez2sprittze1spritzze1sprizte2sprritze1
Edit distance from "Spritze"

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 "Spritze"?
"Spritze" is spelled S-P-R-I-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁɪt͡sə].
What does "Spritze" mean?
As a noun, "Spritze" means: medizinisches Gerät, um Flüssigkeiten in einen Körper zu injizieren
What words are commonly confused with "Spritze"?
"Spritze" is commonly confused with "spritzt", "Spritzen", "Spritzer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spritze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spritze" is [ˈʃpʁɪt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spritze" come from?
"Spritze" 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 "Spritze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spendet#15,218strömen#15,224teilten#15,226Terrain#15,227

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Senders11 variantsSchulte11 variantsVölkern11 variantswinters11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list