Skispringen

[ˈʃiːˌʃpʁɪŋən]

/[ˈʃiːˌʃpʁɪŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Skispringen” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,287. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,287
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wintersportart, bei der Sportler mit Skiern von einer Sprungschanze abspringen und versuchen, möglichst weit zu kommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-skispringen · Skispringen · German

Skispringen · rank #30,287 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #30,287
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sinnlichkeit

Nearest frequency peer: Sinnlichkeit (-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 „Skispringen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Skispringen“ 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).

Skispringen vs Skispringer
91% similar

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

Key facts for Skispringen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSkispringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃiːˌʃpʁɪŋən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#30,287
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Skispringen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Skispringenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sinnlichkeit“ (#30,286), „smile“ (#30,288), „Sicherheitslücke“ (#30,285). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Skispringen“ bei #30,287. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Skispringen (IPA [ˈʃiːˌʃpʁɪŋən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,287 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Wintersportart, bei der Sportler mit Skiern von einer Sprungschanze abspringen und versuchen, möglichst weit zu kommen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Skispringen, with forms such as "ksispringen", "sikspringen", and "skipsringen". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Skispringer", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Skispringen, spelled S-K-I-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wintersportart, bei der Sportler mit Skiern von einer Sprungschanze abspringen und versuchen, möglichst weit zu kommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Skispringen ist eine olympische Disziplin.

Antonyms

AbfahrtslaufLanglaufSlalomTorlauf

This word in other languages

saut à ski(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ksispringen
  • sikspringen
  • skipsringen
  • skispirngen
  • skisppringen
  • skisprignen
  • skisprinegn
  • skispringenn
  • skispringgen
  • skispringne
  • skisprinngen
  • skisprnigen
  • skisprringen
  • skisrpingen
  • skisspringen
  • skkispringen
  • sksipringen
  • sskispringen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ksispringen2sikspringen2skipsringen2skispirngen2skisppringen1skisprignen2skisprinegn2skispringenn1
Edit distance from "Skispringen"

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 "Skispringen"?
"Skispringen" is spelled S-K-I-S-P-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃiːˌʃpʁɪŋən].
What does "Skispringen" mean?
As a noun, "Skispringen" means: Wintersportart, bei der Sportler mit Skiern von einer Sprungschanze abspringen und versuchen, möglichst weit zu kommen
What words are commonly confused with "Skispringen"?
"Skispringen" is commonly confused with "Skispringer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Skispringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Skispringen" is [ˈʃiːˌʃpʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Skispringen" come from?
"Skispringen" 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 "Skispringen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list