Spannungen

[ˈʃpanʊŋən]

/[ˈʃpanʊŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spannungen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,279. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,279
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spannung

Corpus desk

Index DE-spannungen · Spannungen · German

Spannungen · rank #8,279 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,279
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Silvester

Nearest frequency peer: Silvester (-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 „Spannungen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spannungen“ 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).

Spannungen vs Spannung
80% similar
Spannungen vs spannenden
70% similar

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

Key facts for Spannungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpannungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpanʊŋən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,279
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spannungen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spannungenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Silvester“ (#8,278), „spezialisiert“ (#8,280), „sexuell“ (#8,277). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spannungen“ bei #8,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Spannungen (IPA [ˈʃpanʊŋən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,279 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spannungen, with forms such as "psannungen", "sapnnungen", and "spannnugen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Spannung", "spannenden", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Spannungen, spelled S-P-A-N-N-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spannung
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Spannung
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spannung
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Spannung

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psannungen
  • sapnnungen
  • spannnugen
  • spannugnen
  • spannunegn
  • spannungenn
  • spannunggen
  • spannungne
  • spannunngen
  • spanungen
  • spanunngen
  • spnanungen
  • sppannungen
  • sspannungen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spannungen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

psannungen2sapnnungen2spannnugen2spannugnen2spannunegn2spannungenn1spannunggen1spannungne2
Edit distance from "Spannungen"

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 "Spannungen"?
"Spannungen" is spelled S-P-A-N-N-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpanʊŋən].
What does "Spannungen" mean?
As a noun, "Spannungen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spannung
What words are commonly confused with "Spannungen"?
"Spannungen" is commonly confused with "Spannung", "spannenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spannungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spannungen" is [ˈʃpanʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spannungen" come from?
"Spannungen" 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 "Spannungen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schauspiel#8,271relevanten#8,265unschuldig#8,299vereinzelt#8,304

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Silvester14 variantsverringert14 variantsähnlicher14 variantsabgerissen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list