Sprit
\ʃpʁɪt\
The verdict
“Sprit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Essence.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sprit · Sprit · French
Sprit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | Sprit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʃpʁɪt\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Sprit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃpʁɪt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sprit, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Sprit, spelled S-P-R-I-T.
Definition
- 1Essence.
- 2Alcool, boisson alcoolique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sprit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sofortmaßnahmen zum Spritsparen, wie es ein schnell umsetzbares Tempolimit für Autobahnen wäre, oder autofreie Sonntage? Dass sich die FDP dagegen stemmt, aber den Sprit verbilligen will, zeigt, wie irrational und anachronistisch ihr Verhältnis zum Auto ist.
„Die Touristen haben alle Mietwagen, die wollen nur den billigsten Sprit“, erzählt (der Tankstellenbetreiber) am Telefon.
Synonyms
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.