sparge
/spɑɹd͡ʒ/verb, noun, adjective
sparge is spelled S-P-A-R-G-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, sparge means “To sprinkle or spray” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sparge?
| Letters | 6: S-P-A-R-G-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sparge?
Sparge appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sparge?
- /spɑɹd͡ʒ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sparge.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sparge?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sparge.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gasper.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sparge
- sparges present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- sparging participle, present
- sparged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sparge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To sprinkle or spray.
- 2
To introduce bubbles into (a liquid).
Bubble machines sparge water for platform diving competitions to lessen the impact.
noun
- 1
Synonym of lautering.
adjective
- 1
That sparges.
sparge pipe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sparge come from?
Borrowed from Middle French espargier, from Latin spargō (whence English sparse), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pregʰ- (“to scatter, to jerk”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).