Simone

[ziˈmoːnə]

/[ziˈmoːnə]/ name

The verdict

“Simone” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,783. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,783
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-simone · Simone · German

Simone · rank #8,783 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,783
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sektion

Nearest frequency peer: Sektion (-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 „Simone“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Simone“ 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).

Simone vs Sion
67% similar
Simone vs sone
50% similar
Simone vs Sinne
67% similar

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

Key facts for Simone
PropertyValue
HeadwordSimone
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ziˈmoːnə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,783
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Simone“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sektion“ (#8,782), „speichern“ (#8,784), „Schwäbisch“ (#8,781). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Simone“ bei #8,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Simone (IPA [ziˈmoːnə]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,783 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Simone, with forms such as "ismone", "simmone", and "simnoe". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Sion", "sone", "Sinne", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Simone, spelled S-I-M-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Simone hat eine Stelle in Bregenz angenommen.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ismone
  • simmone
  • simnoe
  • simoen
  • simonne
  • siomne
  • smione
  • ssimone

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ismone2simmone1simnoe2simoen2simonne1siomne2smione2ssimone1
Edit distance from "Simone"

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 "Simone"?
"Simone" is spelled S-I-M-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ziˈmoːnə].
What does "Simone" mean?
As a proper noun, "Simone" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Simone"?
"Simone" is commonly confused with "Sion", "sone", "Sinne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Simone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Simone" is [ziˈmoːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Simone" come from?
"Simone" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list