skype

[ˈskaɪ̯pə]

/[ˈskaɪ̯pə]/ verb

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The verdict

“skype” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,671. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,671
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs skypen

Corpus desk

Index DE-skype · skype · German

skype · rank #14,671 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,671
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sitten

Nearest frequency peer: Sitten (-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 „skype“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „skype“ 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).

skype vs style
60% similar
skype vs Suppe
40% similar
skype vs skip
60% similar

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

Key facts for skype
PropertyValue
Headwordskype
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈskaɪ̯pə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,671
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „skype“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sitten“ (#14,670), „Slalom“ (#14,672), „Siedlungen“ (#14,669). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „skype“ bei #14,671. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around skype (IPA [ˈskaɪ̯pə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,671 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for skype, with forms such as "ksype", "skkype", and "skpye". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "style", "Suppe", "skip", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is skype, spelled S-K-Y-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs skypen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs skypen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs skypen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs skypen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ksype
  • skkype
  • skpye
  • skyep
  • skyppe
  • skyype
  • sskype
  • sykpe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ksype2skkype1skpye2skyep2skyppe1skyype1sskype1sykpe2
Edit distance from "skype"

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 "skype"?
"skype" is spelled S-K-Y-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈskaɪ̯pə].
What does "skype" mean?
As a verb, "skype" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs skypen
What words are commonly confused with "skype"?
"skype" is commonly confused with "style", "Suppe", "skip". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "skype"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "skype" is [ˈskaɪ̯pə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "skype" come from?
"skype" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Swing#14,683price#14,654Unmut#14,692Modul#14,636

Similar misspelling depth

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

Teresa8 variantsPrämie8 variantsPfeife8 variantsVolks8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list