Spruch
German, noun/ˈʃpʁʊx/
Spruch is spelled S-P-R-U-C-H (6 letters) and appears 17 times per million words in written German, the 4,608th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spruch is a German masculine noun meaning “stock phrase” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “kurzes vorgefertigtes Ensemble von Wörtern, ähnlich dem Vers”.
What does Spruch mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinestock phrase
- 2
masculineslogan
- 3
masculinesharp remark or repartee
- 4
masculinewitticism, witty quote
- 5
masculineproverb, saying
- 6
masculinepopular verse or short poem
- 7
masculineparticular kind of medieval lyric poem
- 8
masculinejudgment, decision
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kurzes vorgefertigtes Ensemble von Wörtern, ähnlich dem Vers 2. auf eine kurze Formel gebrachter Teil eines Urteils, der die eigentliche Entscheidung und weitere Rechtsfolgen der Hauptsache benennt 3. eine Stellungnahme 4. formelhafte, weissagende oder zauberkraftgeladene Äußerung; Orakel- oder Zauberspruch
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 Spruch
- Spruches genitive
- Spruchs genitive
- Sprüche plural
- Sprüchlein diminutive neuter
- Sprüchelchen diminutive neuter
- Spruche dative singular
- Sprüchen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spruch?
- /ˈʃpʁʊx/
- [ʃpʁʊx]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Spruch
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Spruch in German?
Spruch appears 17 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).