spurten

[ˈʃpʊʁtn̩]

/[ˈʃpʊʁtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“spurten” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Geschwindigkeit auf das Höchste beschleunigen

Key facts for spurten
PropertyValue
Headwordspurten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpʊʁtn̩]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spurten” sits in German frequency

spurten falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for spurten is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpʊʁtn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Geschwindigkeit auf das Höchste beschleunigen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for spurten in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 spurten, spelled S-P-U-R-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Geschwindigkeit auf das Höchste beschleunigen

This word in other languages

sprint(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spurten"?
"spurten" is spelled S-P-U-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʊʁtn̩].
What does "spurten" mean?
As a verb, "spurten" means: die Geschwindigkeit auf das Höchste beschleunigen
How do you pronounce "spurten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spurten" is [ˈʃpʊʁtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spurten" come from?
"spurten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “spurten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-U-R-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpʊʁtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list