Spruch

[ʃpʁʊx]

/[ʃpʁʊx]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spruch” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,652. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,652
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurzes vorgefertigtes Ensemble von Wörtern, ähnlich dem Vers

Corpus desk

Index DE-spruch · Spruch · German

Spruch · rank #4,652 · 10 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,652
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sound

Nearest frequency peer: sound (-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 „Spruch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spruch“ 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).

Spruch vs such
50% similar
Spruch vs Strich
67% similar
Spruch vs Sprung
67% similar

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

Key facts for Spruch
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpruch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpʁʊx]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,652
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spruch“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Spruchliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sound“ (#4,651), „stattfindet“ (#4,653), „Sir“ (#4,650). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spruch“ bei #4,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Spruch (IPA [ʃpʁʊx]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,652 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spruch, with forms such as "psruch", "sppruch", and "sprcuh". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "such", "Strich", "Sprung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Spruch, spelled S-P-R-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurzes vorgefertigtes Ensemble von Wörtern, ähnlich dem Vers
  2. 2
    auf eine kurze Formel gebrachter Teil eines Urteils, der die eigentliche Entscheidung und weitere Rechtsfolgen der Hauptsache benennt
  3. 3
    eine Stellungnahme
  4. 4
    formelhafte, weissagende oder zauberkraftgeladene Äußerung; Orakel- oder Zauberspruch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Feierlich wiederholte er den Spruch, immer auf sein neues Band schielend. Nun war er in den inneren Corpsverband aufgenommen.
  2. „Allabendlich in den Wintermonaten nahm der Vater das Buch und las genau diesen Spruch nach dem Essen vor.“

Synonyms

FormelDispositivTenorSager

This word in other languages

saying(English)dicho(Español)maxime(Français)dispositivo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psruch
  • sppruch
  • sprcuh
  • sprruch
  • sprucch
  • spruchh
  • spruhc
  • spurch
  • srpuch
  • sspruch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psruch2sppruch1sprcuh2sprruch1sprucch1spruchh1spruhc2spurch2
Edit distance from "Spruch"

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 "Spruch"?
"Spruch" is spelled S-P-R-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpʁʊx].
What does "Spruch" mean?
As a noun, "Spruch" means: kurzes vorgefertigtes Ensemble von Wörtern, ähnlich dem Vers
What words are commonly confused with "Spruch"?
"Spruch" is commonly confused with "such", "Strich", "Sprung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spruch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spruch" is [ʃpʁʊx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spruch" come from?
"Spruch" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Tempel#4,657teurer#4,658schick#4,645unklar#4,661

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

seither10 variantsaufbauen10 variantsinfolge10 variantsExpress10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list