Spagat

[ʃpaˈɡaːt]

/[ʃpaˈɡaːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Spagat” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,793. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,793
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Figur, bei der beide Beine so voneinander weggestreckt werden, dass sie eine Linie bilden

Corpus desk

Index DE-spagat · Spagat · German

Spagat · rank #29,793 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,793
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sonnensystem

Nearest frequency peer: Sonnensystem (-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 „Spagat“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spagat“ 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).

Spagat vs spät
33% similar
Spagat vs Staat
67% similar
Spagat vs spart
50% similar

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

Key facts for Spagat
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpagat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpaˈɡaːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,793
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spagat“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sonnensystem“ (#29,792), „spears“ (#29,794), „solides“ (#29,791). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spagat“ bei #29,793. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Spagat (IPA [ʃpaˈɡaːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,793 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spagat, with forms such as "psagat", "sapgat", and "spaagt". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "spät", "Staat", "spart", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Spagat, spelled S-P-A-G-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Figur, bei der beide Beine so voneinander weggestreckt werden, dass sie eine Linie bilden
  2. 2
    der Versuch, gegensätzliche Positionen zu überbrücken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die kleinen Gymnastinnen beherrschen ausnahmslos den Spagat.
  2. Spagat, Flicflac, Handstand und Überschlag auf dem Schwebebalken - Anna beherrscht das volle Programm, turnt nebenbei in der Uni-Mannschaft.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psagat
  • sapgat
  • spaagt
  • spagatt
  • spaggat
  • spagta
  • spgaat
  • sppagat
  • sspagat

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psagat2sapgat2spaagt2spagatt1spaggat1spagta2spgaat2sppagat1
Edit distance from "Spagat"

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 "Spagat"?
"Spagat" is spelled S-P-A-G-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpaˈɡaːt].
What does "Spagat" mean?
As a noun, "Spagat" means: Figur, bei der beide Beine so voneinander weggestreckt werden, dass sie eine Linie bilden
What words are commonly confused with "Spagat"?
"Spagat" is commonly confused with "spät", "Staat", "spart". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spagat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spagat" is [ʃpaˈɡaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spagat" come from?
"Spagat" 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 "Spagat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

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 (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list