sprunghaft

[ˈʃpʁʊŋhaft]

/[ˈʃpʁʊŋhaft]/ adj

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The verdict

“sprunghaft” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,458. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,458
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu unbeständigen, impulsiven Handlungen neigend

Corpus desk

Index DE-sprunghaft · sprunghaft · German

sprunghaft · rank #35,458 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,458
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spiritus

Nearest frequency peer: Spiritus (-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 „sprunghaft“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sprunghaft“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sprunghaft
PropertyValue
Headwordsprunghaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃpʁʊŋhaft]
Letters10
Frequency rank#35,458
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sprunghaft“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sprunghaftliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Spiritus“ (#35,457), „SSC“ (#35,460), „Spermien“ (#35,455). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sprunghaft“ bei #35,458. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around sprunghaft (IPA [ˈʃpʁʊŋhaft]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #35,458 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for sprunghaft, with forms such as "psrunghaft", "spprunghaft", and "sprnughaft". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is sprunghaft, spelled S-P-R-U-N-G-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu unbeständigen, impulsiven Handlungen neigend
  2. 2
    plötzlich, nicht in einzelnen Schritten zunehmend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ab dem 50. Lebensjahr jedoch steigt die Anzahl der Neuerkrankungen sprunghaft an.“
  2. „Die Strahlenbelastung in einem Wassertank des Meilers ist sprunghaft auf das 18-fache des bisherigen Wertes angestiegen.“

This word in other languages

erratic(English)errático(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psrunghaft
  • spprunghaft
  • sprnughaft
  • sprrunghaft
  • sprugnhaft
  • sprungahft
  • sprungghaft
  • sprunghafft
  • sprunghaftt
  • sprunghatf
  • sprunghfat
  • sprunghhaft
  • sprunhgaft
  • sprunnghaft
  • spurnghaft
  • srpunghaft
  • ssprunghaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psrunghaft2spprunghaft1sprnughaft2sprrunghaft1sprugnhaft2sprungahft2sprungghaft1sprunghafft1
Edit distance from "sprunghaft"

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 "sprunghaft"?
"sprunghaft" is spelled S-P-R-U-N-G-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁʊŋhaft].
What does "sprunghaft" mean?
As an adjective, "sprunghaft" means: zu unbeständigen, impulsiven Handlungen neigend
What are common misspellings of "sprunghaft"?
Common misspellings include "psrunghaft", "spprunghaft", "sprnughaft", "sprrunghaft", "sprugnhaft". The correct spelling is "sprunghaft".
How do you pronounce "sprunghaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sprunghaft" is [ˈʃpʁʊŋhaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sprunghaft" come from?
"sprunghaft" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stammplatz#35,462stilisiert#35,466Schreibung#35,439schmuggeln#35,435

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

sentimental17 variantsSchottlands17 variantsterritorialen17 variantsunbefristet17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list