Simpson

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The verdict

“Simpson” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,724. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,724
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - englischsprachiger Nachname, Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-simpson · Simpson · German

Simpson · rank #17,724 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,724
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH silva

Nearest frequency peer: silva (-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 „Simpson“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Simpson“ 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).

Simpson vs Simson
86% similar
Simpson vs Simpsons
88% similar
Simpson vs TO
0% similar

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

Key facts for Simpson
PropertyValue
HeadwordSimpson
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,724
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Simpson“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Simpsonliegt 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: „silva“ (#17,723), „Sonntagabend“ (#17,725), „Sibirien“ (#17,722). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Simpson“ bei #17,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Simpson (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,724 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "englischsprachiger Nachname, Familienname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Simpson, with forms such as "ismpson", "simmpson", and "simposn". 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, "Simson", "Simpsons", "TO", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Simpson, spelled S-I-M-P-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    englischsprachiger Nachname, Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Simpson ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Simpson wollte uns kein Interview geben.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ismpson
  • simmpson
  • simposn
  • simppson
  • simpsno
  • simpsonn
  • simpsson
  • simspon
  • sipmson
  • smipson
  • ssimpson

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ismpson2simmpson1simposn2simppson1simpsno2simpsonn1simpsson1simspon2
Edit distance from "Simpson"

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 "Simpson"?
"Simpson" is spelled S-I-M-P-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Simpson" mean?
As a proper noun, "Simpson" means: englischsprachiger Nachname, Familienname
What words are commonly confused with "Simpson"?
"Simpson" is commonly confused with "Simson", "Simpsons", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Simpson"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Simpson" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Simpson" come from?
"Simpson" 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 "Simpson", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

spritzt#17,728Statuen#17,730Schmied#17,716Schenke#17,713

Similar misspelling depth

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

Sibirien11 variantssanften11 variantsruinieren11 variantsriskant11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list