spurten

[ˈʃpʊʁtn̩]

/[ˈʃpʊʁtn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“spurten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Geschwindigkeit auf das Höchste beschleunigen

Corpus desk

Index DE-spurten · spurten · German

spurten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

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

Langschwanz-Rang von „spurten“ im Deutschen

spurtenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

spurten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃpʊʁtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Kinder spurten schnell zum Spielplatz.
  2. Der Libero spurtet 25 Meter übers Feld.

This word in other languages

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list