sparr
/ˈspɑː(ɹ)/noun
sparr is spelled S-P-A-R-R: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sparr means “An English sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sparr is sparrs.
How many letters and syllables are in sparr?
| Letters | 5: S-P-A-R-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sparr?
Sparr appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 sparr?
- /ˈspɑː(ɹ)/
Sparr has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of sparr
- sparrs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sparr mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An English sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sparr come from?
Likely from Middle English *spar, from Old Norse sparr, spǫrr (“sparrow”), from Proto-Germanic *sparwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *spḗr (“sparrow”). Doublet of sparrow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).