spanischem

[ˈʃpaːnɪʃm̩]

/[ˈʃpaːnɪʃm̩]/ adj

The verdict

“spanischem” is uncommon German (frequency #69,719 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,719
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spanisch

Key facts for spanischem
PropertyValue
Headwordspanischem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃpaːnɪʃm̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#69,719
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spanischem” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). spanischem lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spanischem is uncommon German at frequency #69,719 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpaːnɪʃm̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for spanischem in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is spanischem, spelled S-P-A-N-I-S-C-H-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spanisch
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs 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 "spanischem"?
"spanischem" is spelled S-P-A-N-I-S-C-H-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpaːnɪʃm̩].
What does "spanischem" mean?
As an adjective, "spanischem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spanisch
How do you pronounce "spanischem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spanischem" is [ˈʃpaːnɪʃm̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spanischem" come from?
"spanischem" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “spanischem”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-A-N-I-S-C-H-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpaːnɪʃm̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list