Simson
[ˈzɪmzɔn]
The verdict
“Simson” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,814. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #33,814
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geliebter von Delila im Alten Testament
Corpus desk
Index DE-simson · Simson · German
Simson · rank #33,814 · 8 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-MID #33,814
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH sint
Nearest frequency peer: sint (+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 „Simson“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- scientific
scientific
66,190 corpus weight
- Simson
Simson
66,187 corpus weight
- sint
sint
66,186 corpus weight
- sister
sister
66,185 corpus weight
- sitcom
sitcom
66,184 corpus weight
- skandalös
skandalös
66,183 corpus weight
What this shows „Simson“ 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).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Simson |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɪmzɔn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #33,814 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Simson“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Simson (IPA [ˈzɪmzɔn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #33,814 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Geliebter von Delila im Alten Testament".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Simson, with forms such as "ismson", "simmson", and "simsno". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Sion", "Sims", "Simon", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Simson, spelled S-I-M-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1Geliebter von Delila im Alten Testament
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Simson appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Hiob, Simson und Delila, Daniel in der Löwengrube, die Auferweckung des Lazarus, die wunderbare Brotvermehrung, die Mauern von Jericho, die Vertreibung Adams und Evas aus dem Paradies, der Kampf mit dem Engel, das alles gehört schon seit Jahrhunderten zum Arsenal der abendländischen Kunst in allen ihren Ausdrucksformen.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ismson
- simmson
- simsno
- simsonn
- simsson
- sismon
- smison
- ssimson
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Simson - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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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).