spritz

/spɹɪts/

//spɹɪts// noun

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"spritz" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“spritz” is uncommon English (frequency #55,765 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,765
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.

Corpus desk

Index EN-spritz · spritz · English

spritz · rank #55,765 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,765
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH springy

Nearest frequency peer: springy (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “spritz”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “spritz” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for spritz
PropertyValue
Headwordspritz
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/spɹɪts/
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,765
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “spritz” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).spritzfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “springy” (#55,764), “sportscaster” (#55,762), “spline” (#55,761). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “spritz” is #55,765. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spritz is uncommon English at frequency #55,765 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /spɹɪts/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for spritz in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Cognate with various Germanic counterparts, including German spritzen, Pennsylvania German schpritze, Yiddish שפּריץ (shprits, noun), and Yiddish שפּריצן (shpritsn, verb), and variously said (by various sources) to be borrowed from any of them; spritzer is … The correct English form is spritz, spelled S-P-R-I-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    A sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.
  2. 2
    A small amount of something; a dash or jot.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how spritz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Fish is good with a spritz of lemon juice.

Etymology

Cognate with various Germanic counterparts, including German spritzen, Pennsylvania German schpritze, Yiddish שפּריץ (shprits, noun), and Yiddish שפּריצן (shpritsn, verb), and variously said (by various sources) to be borrowed from any of them; spritzer is said by some sources to be borrowed from German Spritzer, rather than being an English agent noun derived from this verb, but by surface analysis the connection is clear, even if sources do not adduce the evidence for the diachrony.

This word in other languages

Spritzer(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spritz"?
"spritz" is spelled S-P-R-I-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /spɹɪts/.
What does "spritz" mean?
As a noun, "spritz" means: A sprinkling or spray of liquid; a small amount of liquid.
How do you pronounce "spritz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spritz" is /spɹɪts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "spritz"?
Cognate with various Germanic counterparts, including German spritzen, Pennsylvania German schpritze, Yiddish שפּריץ (shprits, noun), and Yiddish שפּריצן (shpritsn, verb), and variously said (by various sources) to be borrowed from any of them; sp... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "spritz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spline#55,761soiree#55,750TikTok#55,804touché#55,815

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list