simples

Name: simples, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈzɪmpləs]

/[ˈzɪmpləs]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“simples” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,818. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,818
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs simpel

Corpus desk

Index DE-simples · simples · German

simples · rank #42,818 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

FREQ-MID #42,818
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH signals

Nearest frequency peer: signals (-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.

Shiva

57,187
signals

57,184
simples

57,183
Sitzverteil…

57,181
Skiurlaub

57,180
slawische

57,179

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

simples vs singles

71% similar

simples vs simple

86% similar

simples vs Simpel

57% similar

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

Key facts for simples
Property	Value
Headword	simples
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈzɪmpləs]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#42,818
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	7
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „simples“

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

#42,818

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „signals“ (#42,817), „Sitzverteilung“ (#42,820), „Skiurlaub“ (#42,821). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „simples“ bei #42,818. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around simples (IPA [ˈzɪmpləs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,818 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for simples, with forms such as "ismples", "simlpes", and "simmples". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "singles", "simple", "Simpel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is simples, spelled S-I-M-P-L-E-S.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs simpel
2
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs simpel
3
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs simpel
4
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs simpel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ismples
simlpes
simmples
simpels
simpless
simplles
simplse
simpples
sipmles
smiples
ssimples

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of simples - 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.

Edit distance from "simples"

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 "simples"?

"simples" is spelled S-I-M-P-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪmpləs].

What does "simples" mean?

As an adjective, "simples" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs simpel

What words are commonly confused with "simples"?

"simples" is commonly confused with "singles", "simple", "Simpel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "simples"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "simples" is [ˈzɪmpləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "simples" come from?

"simples" 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 "simples", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

signals#42,817 Seufzer#42,809 spacken#42,829 segelte#42,800

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

riechst11 variants treibst11 variants triggert11 variants Unstrut11 variants