Sprühregen
[ˈʃpʁyːˌʁeːɡn̩]
The verdict
“Sprühregen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Form von Niederschlag bestehend aus Tröpfchen mit einem Durchmesser kleiner als 0,5 mm
Corpus desk
Index DE-spruhregen · Sprühregen · German
Sprühregen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sprühregen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpʁyːˌʁeːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sprühregen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sprühregen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpʁyːˌʁeːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Form von Niederschlag bestehend aus Tröpfchen mit einem Durchmesser kleiner als 0,5 mm".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sprühregen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sprühregen, spelled S-P-R-Ü-H-R-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1eine Form von Niederschlag bestehend aus Tröpfchen mit einem Durchmesser kleiner als 0,5 mm
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sprühregen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Sicht ist bei Sprühregen oft eingeschränkt.
„Der kalte Sprühregen begann wieder zu fallen und hüllte die Festung in graue Schleier ein.“
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.