Spalier
[ʃpaˈliːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Spalier” is uncommon German (frequency #62,871 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,871
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stützgebilde zum Aufziehen von Obstgehölzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-spalier · Spalier · German
Spalier · rank #62,871 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,871
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH Speicherkapaz…
Nearest frequency peer: Speicherkapazität (+2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Spalier”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- soldier
soldier
37,136 corpus weight
- Sondersendu…
Sondersendung
37,134 corpus weight
- Spalier
Spalier
37,130 corpus weight
- Speicherkap…
Speicherkapazität
37,128 corpus weight
- spektakulär…
spektakulärsten
37,127 corpus weight
- Spielplätzen
Spielplätzen
37,126 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Spalier” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Spalier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃpaˈliːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #62,871 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Spalier” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Spalier is uncommon German at frequency #62,871 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃpaˈliːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Spalier in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Spalier, spelled S-P-A-L-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Stützgebilde zum Aufziehen von Obstgehölzen
- 2Personengasse zum Geleit anderer
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Spalier", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.