Spritzer

/[ˈʃpʁɪt͡sɐ]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,032

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

Spritzer is aGermannoun. It means: schnell bewegter Strahl einer Flüssigkeit Pronounced [ˈʃpʁɪt͡sɐ]. Often confused with spritzt and spritzte.

Key facts for Spritzer
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpritzer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpʁɪt͡sɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,032
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Spritzer in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Spritzer is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpʁɪt͡sɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,032 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Spritzer, with forms such as "psritzer", "spirtzer", and "sppritzer". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "spritzt", "spritzte", "Spitze", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Spritzer, spelled S-P-R-I-T-Z-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    schnell bewegter Strahl einer Flüssigkeit
  2. 2
    kleine Menge einer Flüssigkeit
  3. 3
    Fleck von einer kleinen Flüssigkeitsmenge
  4. 4
    Person, die etwas spritzt

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: psritzer,spirtzer,sppritzer,spritezr,sprittzer,spritzerr,spritzre,spritzzer,sprizter,sprritzer,sprtizer,srpitzer,sspritzer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Spritzer

Misspelling Variants of "Spritzer"

psritzer8spirtzer8sppritzer9spritezr8sprittzer9spritzerr9spritzre8spritzzer9
Misspelling Variants of "Spritzer"

Frequency rank: #36,032 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Spritzer"?
"Spritzer" is spelled S-P-R-I-T-Z-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁɪt͡sɐ].
What does "Spritzer" mean?
As a noun, "Spritzer" means: schnell bewegter Strahl einer Flüssigkeit
What words are commonly confused with "Spritzer"?
"Spritzer" is commonly confused with "spritzt", "spritzte", "Spitze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spritzer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spritzer" is [ˈʃpʁɪt͡sɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spritzer" come from?
"Spritzer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.