Which to use
“Spinner” and “Spinnerei” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,097
- “Spinner” frequency rank
- #44,930
- “Spinnerei” frequency rank
- 54027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Spinner | Spinnerei |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die das Spinnen betreibt, in einer Spinnerei arbeitet, Garn herstellt | Handlung/Vorgang, wobei Fäden entstehen |
Where the eye mixes Spinner and Spinnerei
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Spinner runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against Spinnerei's 9 (CCVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Spinner with Spinnerei
A purely visual mix-up. Spinner ([ˈʃpɪnɐ]) and Spinnerei ([ʃpɪnəˈʁaɪ̯]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Spinner” sits inside “Spinnerei”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Spinner is recorded at frequency rank #9,097, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpɪnɐ]. Spinnerei is at rank #44,930, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʃpɪnəˈʁaɪ̯].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 54027, this pair ranks #1,034,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Spinner vs Spinnerei
Shared letters: einprs. Private to "Spinner": -. Private to "Spinnerei": -.
"Spinner" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Spinnerei" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Spinner" and "Spinnerei" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Spinner" or "Spinnerei" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Spinner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Spinnerei" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,034,949 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Spinner" and "Spinnerei" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Spielerei vs Spinnerei". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,034,949 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.