Weitsprung
[ˈvaɪ̯tˌʃpʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Weitsprung” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,372. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,372
- frequency rank, German
- 38,697
- “W” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Wettkampf, bei dem möglichst weit gesprungen wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Weitsprung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvaɪ̯tˌʃpʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #23,372 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Weitsprung” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Weitsprung (IPA [ˈvaɪ̯tˌʃpʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,372 among 38,697 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Weitsprung, with forms such as "ewitsprung", "weistprung", and "weitpsrung". 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, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Weitsprung, spelled W-E-I-T-S-P-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1ein Wettkampf, bei dem möglichst weit gesprungen wird
- 2ein einzelner Sprung bei einem Weitsprungwettkampf
- 3antiker Weitsprung bei den Griechen, ein Teildisziplin des Fünfkampfs
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewitsprung,weistprung,weitpsrung,weitspprung,weitsprnug,weitsprrung,weitsprugn,weitsprungg,weitsprunng,weitspurng,weitsrpung,weitssprung,weittsprung,wetisprung,wietsprung,wweitsprung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Weitsprung - 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.
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.
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Using “Weitsprung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is W-E-I-T-S-P-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈvaɪ̯tˌʃpʁʊŋ] (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
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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.