Sbirre
[ˈsbɪʁə]
The verdict
“Sbirre” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ordnungshüter in Italien, Polizei-/Justizdiener, Scherge, Spitzel
Corpus desk
Index DE-sbirre · Sbirre · German
Sbirre · 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 | Sbirre |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsbɪʁə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sbirre“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sbirre is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsbɪʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ordnungshüter in Italien, Polizei-/Justizdiener, Scherge, Spitzel".
Sbirre doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sbirre, spelled S-B-I-R-R-E.
Definition
- 1Ordnungshüter in Italien, Polizei-/Justizdiener, Scherge, Spitzel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sbirre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Damals geschah es, daß ein Sbirre ein Kaffeehaus betrat, in dem zwei Studenten saßen.“
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.