sprig
/spɹɪɡ/noun, verb
sprig is spelled S-P-R-I-G: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sprig means “A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sprig is sprigs.
How many letters and syllables are in sprig?
| Letters | 5: S-P-R-I-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is sprig?
Sprig appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 sprig?
- /spɹɪɡ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-sprig.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sprig
- sprigs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sprigging participle, present
- sprigged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sprig mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.
a sprig of laurel or of parsley
- 2
An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig.
- 3
One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.
- 4
derogatoryA youth; a lad.
- 5
A brad, or nail without a head.
- 6
A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
- 7
A house sparrow.
verb
- 1
To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery.
- 2
To nail the sole onto a shoe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sprig in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | brin, rameau |
| German | Zweiglein, Büschchen, Büschel , junger Hüpfer |
| Spanish | ramita , muchacho |
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 sprig come from?
From Middle English sprig, sprigge, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Middle Low German sprik, spricke (“a dry, easily broken twig that has fallen from a tree; sprig”). Compare also dialectal English sprag (“sprig, twig”), English spray (“branch”), Old English spræc (“a shoot”), German Low German Spricke, Sprick (“dry branch, twig”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).