sprung
/spɹʌŋ/adjective, verb
sprung is spelled S-P-R-U-N-G: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sprung means “Fitted or cushioned with springs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sprung?
| Letters | 6: S-P-R-U-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,896th 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 sprung?
Sprung appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th 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 sprung?
- /spɹʌŋ/
- /spɹʊŋ/
- /spɹʊŋɡ/
Sprung 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)-Pvanp7-sprung.wav, En-au-sprung.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sprung
- more sprung comparative
- most sprung superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sprung mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Fitted or cushioned with springs.
Near-synonym: spring-loaded
- 2
Worn out such that the springiness has dissipated.
My old money clip was sprung, so I replaced it.
- 3
slangUtterly infatuated with someone; completely taken over by romantic interest; originally and literally, having a penile erection.
- 4
AustraliaslangCaught doing something illegal or against the rules.
- 5
datedslangdrunk.
- 6
obsoletecracked or strained.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of spring
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sprung in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | con resorte (s) |
| German | hoffnungslos verknallt , erwischt |
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.