sporadisch

adv

The verdict

“sporadisch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sporadiquement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sporadisch · sporadisch · French

sporadisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for sporadisch
PropertyValue
Headwordsporadisch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « sporadisch » en français

sporadischsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sporadisch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sporadiquement.".

Zero misspellings are on record for sporadisch in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is sporadisch, spelled S-P-O-R-A-D-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sporadiquement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Da die Fehler jetzt nur noch sporadisch auftraten, waren sie mit ihrer Arbeit zufrieden. — Puisque les erreurs ne survenaient que sporadiquement, vous avez fini votre travail.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sporadisch"?
"sporadisch" is spelled S-P-O-R-A-D-I-S-C-H.
What does "sporadisch" mean?
As an adverb, "sporadisch" means: Sporadiquement.
What language does "sporadisch" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list