Sprotte
German, noun/ˈʃpʁɔtə/
Sprotte is spelled S-P-R-O-T-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 123,622nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sprotte is a German feminine noun meaning “European sprat (Sprattus sprattus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gattung der Heringsfische”.
What does Sprotte mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineEuropean sprat (Sprattus sprattus)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gattung der Heringsfische 2. Fluss in Ostthüringen 3. Nebenfluss in Niederschlesien
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sprotte
- Sprotten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sprotte?
- /ˈʃpʁɔtə/
- [ˈʃpʁɔtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sprotte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sprotte in German?
Sprotte appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).