spröde
\ˈʃpʁøːdə\
The verdict
“spröde” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cassant, fragile en général.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sprode · spröde · French
spröde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | spröde |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈʃpʁøːdə\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
spröde is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈʃpʁøːdə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for spröde in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 spröde, spelled S-P-R-Ö-D-E.
Definition
- 1Cassant, fragile en général.
- 2En science des matériaux : fragile, caractérisé par une ténacité et une ductilité faibles.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spröde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Harnstoff gilt als Mittel gegen spröde Fingernägel.
Grauguss ist spröde und wurde deswegen in vielen Anwendungen durch Stahl verdrängt.
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.