Sprosse

[ˈʃpʁɔsə]

/[ˈʃpʁɔsə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sprosse” is uncommon German (frequency #78,569 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,569
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Querholz in einer Konstruktion; Stange einer Leiter

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprosse · Sprosse · German

Sprosse · rank #78,569 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,569
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sportlichkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Sportlichkeit (-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 „Sprosse“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sprosse
PropertyValue
HeadwordSprosse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpʁɔsə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,569
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sprosse“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sprossefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sportlichkeit“ (#78,568), „spina“ (#78,566), „Spielleute“ (#78,565). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sprosse“ bei #78,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sprosse is uncommon German at frequency #78,569 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpʁɔsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Sprosse has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Sprosse, spelled S-P-R-O-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Querholz in einer Konstruktion; Stange einer Leiter
  2. 2
    Spitze eines Rehgeweihs
  3. 3
    junger Trieb an einer Pflanze; junger, neu wachsender Teil einer Pflanze
  4. 4
    dunkler Punkt auf der Haut, hauptsächlich im Gesicht, teils auch auf den Armen; Sommersprosse
  5. 5
    Kohlsprosse, Rosenkohl

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Fensterputzer steht auf der letzten Sprosse der Leiter.
  2. Viele Fenster sind mit Sprossen verziert.

This word in other languages

rung(English)escalón(Español)barreau(Français)degrau(Português)

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 "Sprosse"?
"Sprosse" is spelled S-P-R-O-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁɔsə].
What does "Sprosse" mean?
As a noun, "Sprosse" means: Querholz in einer Konstruktion; Stange einer Leiter
How do you pronounce "Sprosse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sprosse" is [ˈʃpʁɔsə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sprosse" come from?
"Sprosse" 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 "Sprosse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

speiste#78,559stopfte#78,590stupide#78,604scrollt#78,530

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list