sputen

[ˈʃpuːtn̩]

/[ˈʃpuːtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“sputen” is uncommon German (frequency #87,091 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,091
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich beeilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sputen · sputen · German

sputen · rank #87,091 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,091
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spöttische

Nearest frequency peer: spöttische (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „sputen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „sputen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sputen
PropertyValue
Headwordsputen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpuːtn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,091
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sputen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sputenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „spöttische“ (#87,092), „Sprachforscher“ (#87,089), „spornt“ (#87,087). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sputen“ bei #87,091. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sputen is uncommon German at frequency #87,091 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃpuːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich beeilen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sputen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is sputen, spelled S-P-U-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich beeilen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wir müssen uns sputen, damit wir noch im Hellen ankommen.

Synonyms

eilen

Antonyms

trödeln

This word in other languages

hurry(English)

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 "sputen"?
"sputen" is spelled S-P-U-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpuːtn̩].
What does "sputen" mean?
As a verb, "sputen" means: sich beeilen
How do you pronounce "sputen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sputen" is [ˈʃpuːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sputen" come from?
"sputen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

spornt#87,087seeing#87,041Tinten#87,146treaty#87,154

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list