Spange

[ˈʃpaŋə]

/[ˈʃpaŋə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spange” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,830. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,830
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gegenstand aus festem Material, um etwas damit zu fixieren/festzustellen, der zugleich oft auch als Schmuck dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-spange · Spange · German

Spange · rank #42,830 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,830
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spacken

Nearest frequency peer: spacken (-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 „Spange“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spange“ 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).

Spange vs späte
33% similar
Spange vs stage
50% similar
Spange vs spare
50% similar

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

Key facts for Spange
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpange
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpaŋə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#42,830
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spange“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Spangeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „spacken“ (#42,829), „spannendsten“ (#42,831), „Spielmannszug“ (#42,833). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spange“ bei #42,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Spange (IPA [ˈʃpaŋə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,830 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spange, with forms such as "psange", "sapnge", and "spagne". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "späte", "stage", "spare", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Spange, spelled S-P-A-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gegenstand aus festem Material, um etwas damit zu fixieren/festzustellen, der zugleich oft auch als Schmuck dient
  2. 2
    Kurzwort anstelle von Zahnspange
  3. 3
    Verkehr: Verbindungsstraße zwischen Straßen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Spange hatte er die ganzen Ferien über weggelassen, aber nicht weitersagen.“

Synonyms

AgraffeKlammerNadelHaftHaltFibelKrampeBrosche

This word in other languages

buckle(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psange
  • sapnge
  • spagne
  • spaneg
  • spangge
  • spannge
  • spnage
  • sppange
  • sspange

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psange2sapnge2spagne2spaneg2spangge1spannge1spnage2sppange1
Edit distance from "Spange"

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 "Spange"?
"Spange" is spelled S-P-A-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpaŋə].
What does "Spange" mean?
As a noun, "Spange" means: Gegenstand aus festem Material, um etwas damit zu fixieren/festzustellen, der zugleich oft auch als Schmuck dient
What words are commonly confused with "Spange"?
"Spange" is commonly confused with "späte", "stage", "spare". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spange"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spange" is [ˈʃpaŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spange" come from?
"Spange" 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 "Spange", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Slomka#42,823stands#42,843Statut#42,844semper#42,805

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Uiguren9 variantsRächer9 variantsplatter9 variantspattern9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list