Scanner

[ˈskɛnɐ]

/[ˈskɛnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Scanner” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,741. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,741
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät zur berührungslosen digitalen Datenerfassung

Corpus desk

Index DE-scanner · Scanner · German

Scanner · rank #15,741 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,741
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH SBB

Nearest frequency peer: SBB (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Scanner“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Scanner“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Scanner vs spanne
57% similar
Scanner vs Spanier
71% similar
Scanner vs Spinner
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Scanner
PropertyValue
HeadwordScanner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈskɛnɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,741
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Scanner“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Scannerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „SBB“ (#15,740), „scheuer“ (#15,742), „Sami“ (#15,739). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Scanner“ bei #15,741. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Scanner (IPA [ˈskɛnɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,741 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Scanner, with forms such as "csanner", "sacnner", and "scanenr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "spanne", "Spanier", "Spinner", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Scanner, spelled S-C-A-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät zur berührungslosen digitalen Datenerfassung
  2. 2
    Gerät zur berührungslosen systematischen Suche
  3. 3
    Antivirusprogramm
  4. 4
    Programm zur Zerlegung einer Eingabe in logische Einheiten, lexikalischer Skanner
  5. 5
    berührungslos bildgebendes Gerät
  6. 6
    Scheinwerfer zur Projektion von Bildern oder Lichteffekten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Scanner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Du musst mit dem Scanner näher an die EAN ran, sonst klappt das nicht.
  2. Die Supermarkt Scanner der Zukunft sollen auch ohne Barcodes oder QR-Codes die Waren erkennen, die die Kunden gekauft haben.

Synonyms

Virenscanner

This word in other languages

scanner(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • csanner
  • sacnner
  • scanenr
  • scaner
  • scannerr
  • scannre
  • sccanner
  • scnaner
  • sscanner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Scanner - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

csanner2sacnner2scanenr2scaner1scannerr1scannre2sccanner1scnaner2
Edit distance from "Scanner"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Scanner"?
"Scanner" is spelled S-C-A-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskɛnɐ].
What does "Scanner" mean?
As a noun, "Scanner" means: Gerät zur berührungslosen digitalen Datenerfassung
What words are commonly confused with "Scanner"?
"Scanner" is commonly confused with "spanne", "Spanier", "Spinner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Scanner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Scanner" is [ˈskɛnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Scanner" come from?
"Scanner" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Scanner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

scheuer#15,742Sabrina#15,738separat#15,745Siedler#15,746

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

rächen9 variantsSockel9 variantsTugend9 variantsNadeln9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list