space
[speɪs]
The verdict
“space” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,530 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,530
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kurz für urban open space – Freiraum
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 | space |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [speɪs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #7,530 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “space” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for space is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [speɪs]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,530 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for space, with forms such as "psace", "sapce", and "spacce". 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, "spät", "Spam", "spar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is space, spelled S-P-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1kurz für urban open space – Freiraum
- 2kurze Zeitspanne, Weile
- 3Leerschritt, Zwischenraum
- 4Platz
- 5Sitzplatz
- 6Wohnraum
- 7kurz für outer space – Weltraum
- 8ein Feld auf dem Brett
- 9kurz für solution space – Lösungsraum
- 10Raum: Menge mathematischer Objekte mit zusätzlicher mathematischer Struktur
- 11kurz für personal space – Diskretionsraum
- 12kurz für white space – Leerstelle, Leerzeichen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: psace,sapce,spacce,spaec,spcae,sppace,sspace
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of space - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “space”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-P-A-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [speɪs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “spät” - see the side-by-side comparison. space vs spät
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.