Silber

[ˈzɪlbɐ]

/[ˈzɪlbɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Silber” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,516. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,516
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weißes, glänzendes Metall, Edelmetall

Corpus desk

Index DE-silber · Silber · German

Silber · rank #2,516 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,516
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schnitt

Nearest frequency peer: Schnitt (-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 „Silber“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Silber“ 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).

Silber vs Silke
67% similar
Silber vs silver
67% similar
Silber vs singer
50% similar

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

Key facts for Silber
PropertyValue
HeadwordSilber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɪlbɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,516
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Silber“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Silberliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schnitt“ (#2,515), „Smartphone“ (#2,517), „Schlaf“ (#2,514). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Silber“ bei #2,516. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Silber (IPA [ˈzɪlbɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,516 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Silber, with forms such as "islber", "sibler", and "silbber". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Silke", "silver", "singer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Silber, spelled S-I-L-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    weißes, glänzendes Metall, Edelmetall
  2. 2
    Gegenstände für die festliche Tafel aus Silber^([1])
  3. 3
    zweiter Platz bei einem Sportwettkampf
  4. 4
    silberne Farbe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das ehemals reichste Vorkommen an Silber in Europa befindet sich bei Freiberg.
  2. „Die Schatten aller drei fielen vorwärts auf den wie Silber blitzenden Weg, und diesem ihrem Schatten ritten sie nach.“

Synonyms

ArgentumSilbergeschirrSilberwareSilberzeugTafelsilberSilbermedaille

Antonyms

GoldmedailleBronzemedaille

This word in other languages

silver(English)plata(Español)argent(Français)prata(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • islber
  • sibler
  • silbber
  • silberr
  • silbre
  • silebr
  • sillber
  • sliber
  • ssilber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Silber - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

islber2sibler2silbber1silberr1silbre2silebr2sillber1sliber2
Edit distance from "Silber"

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 "Silber"?
"Silber" is spelled S-I-L-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪlbɐ].
What does "Silber" mean?
As a noun, "Silber" means: weißes, glänzendes Metall, Edelmetall
What words are commonly confused with "Silber"?
"Silber" is commonly confused with "Silke", "silver", "singer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Silber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Silber" is [ˈzɪlbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Silber" come from?
"Silber" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schlaf#2,514status#2,518Tasche#2,520Nahmen#2,510

Similar misspelling depth

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

kochen9 variantsändert9 variantsAnwalt9 variantshalben9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list