sprint
/spɹɪnt/noun, verb
sprint is spelled S-P-R-I-N-T: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 9.1 times per million words in written English, the 7,553rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sprint means “A short race at top speed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sprint is sprints.
How many letters and syllables are in sprint?
| Letters | 6: S-P-R-I-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 9.1 times per million words; the 7,553rd 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 sprint?
Sprint appears 9.1 times per million words in written English, the 7,553rd 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 sprint?
- /spɹɪnt/
Sprint 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sprint.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sprint
- sprints plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sprinting participle, present
- sprinted past, participle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sprint mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A short race at top speed.
- 2
A burst of speed or activity.
- 3
In Agile software development, a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings.
verb
- 1
To run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sprint in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sprint |
| German | Kurzstreckenlauf, Sprint , Spurt , spurten |
| Portuguese | sprint, esprinte , sprintar |
| Spanish | sprint, esprint , esprintar |
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.