sprechen
\ˈʃpʁɛ.çən\
The verdict
“sprechen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parler.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sprechen · sprechen · French
sprechen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sprechen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃpʁɛ.çən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sprechen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sprechen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃpʁɛ.çən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for sprechen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sprechen, spelled S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Parler.
- 2Juger, déclarer.
- 3gegen etwas sprechen: Empêcher, rendre ou laisser paraître improbable.
- 4man spricht von etwas: introduit une définition.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sprechen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sprechen Sie deutsch?
Die Aserbaidschaner sprechen eine Turksprache und bevölkern nicht nur das heutige Aserbaidschan, sondern auch den Nordwesten des Iran.
Antonyms
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.