Spanien

[ˈʃpaːni̯ən]

/[ˈʃpaːni̯ən]/ name

The verdict

“Spanien” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,824. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,824
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staat in Südwesteuropa

Corpus desk

Index DE-spanien · Spanien · German

Spanien · rank #1,824 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,824
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sowieso

Nearest frequency peer: sowieso (-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 „Spanien“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spanien“ 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).

Spanien vs sparen
57% similar
Spanien vs Spaten
71% similar
Spanien vs spanne
57% similar

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

Key facts for Spanien
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpanien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃpaːni̯ən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,824
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spanien“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sowieso“ (#1,823), „spielte“ (#1,825), „sogenannten“ (#1,822). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spanien“ bei #1,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Spanien (IPA [ˈʃpaːni̯ən]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #1,824 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Staat in Südwesteuropa".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spanien, with forms such as "psanien", "sapnien", and "spainen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sparen", "Spaten", "spanne", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Spanien, spelled S-P-A-N-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat in Südwesteuropa

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Spaniens Himmel breitet seine Sterne // über unsre Schützengräben aus. // Und der Morgen grüßt schon aus der Ferne, // bald geht es zu neuem Kampf hinaus.“
  2. „Zwar hat die Internationalisierung der Lebensstile auch Spanien voll erfaßt, doch die ungebrochene Existenz des baskischen, katalanischen oder galizischen Nationalismus, die sich auf zum Teil antike, in jedem Falle aber auf mittelalterliche Ursprünge zurückführen lassen, belegen die Persistenz lokaler und regionaler Identitäten …“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psanien
  • sapnien
  • spainen
  • spanein
  • spanienn
  • spanine
  • spannien
  • spnaien
  • sppanien
  • sspanien

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psanien2sapnien2spainen2spanein2spanienn1spanine2spannien1spnaien2
Edit distance from "Spanien"

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 "Spanien"?
"Spanien" is spelled S-P-A-N-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpaːni̯ən].
What does "Spanien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Spanien" means: Staat in Südwesteuropa
What words are commonly confused with "Spanien"?
"Spanien" is commonly confused with "sparen", "Spaten", "spanne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spanien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spanien" is [ˈʃpaːni̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spanien" come from?
"Spanien" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Spanien", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list