sprat
/spɹæt/noun, verb
sprat is spelled S-P-R-A-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sprat means “Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sprat is sprats.
How many letters and syllables are in sprat?
| Letters | 5: S-P-R-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th 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 sprat?
Sprat appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th 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 sprat?
- /spɹæt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sprat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sprat?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sprat.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: parts, strap, traps.
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 sprat
- sprats plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- spratting participle, present
- spratted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sprat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various small, herring-like, marine fish in the genus Sprattus, in the family Clupeidae.
- 2
Any of various similar fish of other genera.
- 3
Anything petty or insignificant.
- 4
UKobsoleteslangA sixpence.
verb
- 1
To manure (land) with sprats (the fish).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sprat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of various small marine fish in the genus Sprattus:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sprat come from?
From Middle English sprotte, from Old English sprot. Older source is unknown. Cognate with German Sprotte, Dutch sprot. Compare sprout.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).