Spanisch

[ˈʃpaːnɪʃ]

/[ˈʃpaːnɪʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spanisch” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,936. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,936
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - romanische Sprache, die in Spanien und großen Teilen Nord-, Süd- und Mittelamerikas gesprochen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-spanisch · Spanisch · German

Spanisch · rank #4,936 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,936
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH soziales

Nearest frequency peer: soziales (-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 „Spanisch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spanisch“ 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).

Spanisch vs statisch
63% similar
Spanisch vs spanische
78% similar
Spanisch vs spanischen
70% similar

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

Key facts for Spanisch
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpanisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpaːnɪʃ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,936
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spanisch“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spanischliegt 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: „soziales“ (#4,935), „Stadtteil“ (#4,937), „sollst“ (#4,934). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spanisch“ bei #4,936. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Spanisch (IPA [ˈʃpaːnɪʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,936 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spanisch, with forms such as "psanisch", "sapnisch", and "spainsch". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "statisch", "spanische", "spanischen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Spanisch, spelled S-P-A-N-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    romanische Sprache, die in Spanien und großen Teilen Nord-, Süd- und Mittelamerikas gesprochen wird
  2. 2
    Unterrichtsfach, in dem die spanische Sprache und Kultur vermittelt wird
  3. 3
    die Eröffnung Spanische Partie
  4. 4
    Busen-Sex, meist Mammalverkehr

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Amtssprache in Chile ist Spanisch.
  2. Das Spanische ist mit dem Portugiesischen verwandt.

Synonyms

KastilischSpanische PartieRuy LopezRuy-Lopez-Eröffnung

This word in other languages

Spanish(English)castellano(Español)espagnol(Français)espanhol(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psanisch
  • sapnisch
  • spainsch
  • spanicsh
  • spaniscch
  • spanischh
  • spanishc
  • spanissch
  • spannisch
  • spansich
  • spnaisch
  • sppanisch
  • sspanisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psanisch2sapnisch2spainsch2spanicsh2spaniscch1spanischh1spanishc2spanissch1
Edit distance from "Spanisch"

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 "Spanisch"?
"Spanisch" is spelled S-P-A-N-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpaːnɪʃ].
What does "Spanisch" mean?
As a noun, "Spanisch" means: romanische Sprache, die in Spanien und großen Teilen Nord-, Süd- und Mittelamerikas gesprochen wird
What words are commonly confused with "Spanisch"?
"Spanisch" is commonly confused with "statisch", "spanische", "spanischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spanisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spanisch" is [ˈʃpaːnɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spanisch" come from?
"Spanisch" 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 "Spanisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

soziales#4,935Symptome#4,939schönste#4,932Verluste#4,946

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

schnellen13 variantsRücktritt13 variantsniedriger13 variantsAlbrecht13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list