space

[speɪs]

/[speɪs]/ noun

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The verdict

“space” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,530. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,530
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurz für urban open space – Freiraum

Corpus desk

Index DE-space · space · German

space · rank #7,530 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,530
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Serbien

Nearest frequency peer: Serbien (-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 „space“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „space“ 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).

space vs spät
40% similar
space vs Spam
40% similar
space vs spar
60% similar

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

Key facts for space
PropertyValue
Headwordspace
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[speɪs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,530
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „space“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.spaceliegt 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: „Serbien“ (#7,529), „sperren“ (#7,531), „seltsame“ (#7,528). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „space“ bei #7,530. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around space (IPA [speɪs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,530 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    kurz für urban open space – Freiraum
  2. 2
    kurze Zeitspanne, Weile
  3. 3
    Leerschritt, Zwischenraum
  4. 4
    Platz
  5. 5
    Sitzplatz
  6. 6
    Wohnraum
  7. 7
    kurz für outer space – Weltraum
  8. 8
    ein Feld auf dem Brett
  9. 9
    kurz für solution space – Lösungsraum
  10. 10
    Raum: Menge mathematischer Objekte mit zusätzlicher mathematischer Struktur
  11. 11
    kurz für personal space – Diskretionsraum
  12. 12
    kurz für white space – Leerstelle, Leerzeichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In almost all instances, the space referred to by the term is, in fact, green space.“
  2. There are still spaces on that flight.

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.

psace2sapce2spacce1spaec2spcae2sppace1sspace1
Edit distance from "space"

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 "space"?
"space" is spelled S-P-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [speɪs].
What does "space" mean?
As a noun, "space" means: kurz für urban open space – Freiraum
What words are commonly confused with "space"?
"space" is commonly confused with "spät", "Spam", "spar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "space"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "space" is [speɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "space" come from?
"space" 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 "space", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Sankt#7,524Tweet#7,538reale#7,521Nagel#7,510

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Diener7 variantsErwin7 variantsElend7 variantsGebet7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list