Sprung

[ʃpʁʊŋ]

/[ʃpʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sprung” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,117
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feiner Riss in einem festen Material

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprung · Sprung · German

Sprung · rank #5,117 · 10 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,117
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Springer

Nearest frequency peer: Springer (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Sprung”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Sprung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Sprung vs sung
50% similar
Sprung vs streng
50% similar
Sprung vs Strang
67% similar

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

Key facts for Sprung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSprung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpʁʊŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,117
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sprung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Sprung lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Sprung (IPA [ʃpʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,117 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sprung, with forms such as "psrung", "spprung", and "sprnug". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "sung", "streng", "Strang", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Sprung, spelled S-P-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    feiner Riss in einem festen Material
  2. 2
    Bewegung eines Lebewesens durch die Luft durch Abspringen mit dem Bein/den Beinen
  3. 3
    eine Übung in einer bestimmten Disziplin
  4. 4
    plötzliche Änderung oder deutlicher Unterschied, der durch Unterbrechung der Kontinuität entstanden ist
  5. 5
    drückt in adverbieller Verwendung Zeitknappheit oder Nähe aus
  6. 6
    eine Verwerfung
  7. 7
    eine Gruppe von Rehen
  8. 8
    der hintere Lauf beim Feldhasen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diese Wand hat einen gefährlichen Sprung.
  2. Die Teetasse hat einen Sprung.

Synonyms

RissSpaltHüpferSatz

This word in other languages

crack(English)salto(Español)fêlure(Français)fenda(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psrung
  • spprung
  • sprnug
  • sprrung
  • sprugn
  • sprungg
  • sprunng
  • spurng
  • srpung
  • ssprung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psrung2spprung1sprnug2sprrung1sprugn2sprungg1sprunng1spurng2
Edit distance from "Sprung"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sprung"?
"Sprung" is spelled S-P-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpʁʊŋ].
What does "Sprung" mean?
As a noun, "Sprung" means: feiner Riss in einem festen Material
What words are commonly confused with "Sprung"?
"Sprung" is commonly confused with "sung", "streng", "Strang". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sprung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sprung" is [ʃpʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sprung" come from?
"Sprung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Tennis#5,120Rätsel#5,112Reiter#5,111Mieter#5,104

Similar misspelling depth

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

zugeben10 variantsKameras10 variantsGemälde10 variantserheben10 variants

What to do next

You've looked up "Sprung". Here's where to go from here.

  • "Sprung" maps to 19 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "sung". View pair
  • 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #5,117 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list