Spannweite
[ˈʃpanˌvaɪ̯tə]
The verdict
“Spannweite” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #32,278 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #32,278
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Entfernung zwischen zwei Punkten wie Flügelspitzen bei Vögeln, Insekten oder Flugzeugen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Spannweite |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpanˌvaɪ̯tə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #32,278 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Spannweite” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Spannweite is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpanˌvaɪ̯tə]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,278 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spannweite, with forms such as "psannweite", "sapnnweite", and "spannewite". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Spannweite, spelled S-P-A-N-N-W-E-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Entfernung zwischen zwei Punkten wie Flügelspitzen bei Vögeln, Insekten oder Flugzeugen
- 2Entfernung, die bei einer Brücke, bei einem Bogen oder Ähnlichem überspannt wird
- 3Abstand, Entfernung, Strecke zwischen geometrischen Formen, Punkten in Diagrammen, bei Messwerten
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: psannweite,sapnnweite,spannewite,spannweiet,spannweitte,spannwetie,spannwiete,spannwweite,spanweite,spanwneite,spnanweite,sppannweite,sspannweite
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spannweite - 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.
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.
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Using “Spannweite”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-P-A-N-N-W-E-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃpanˌvaɪ̯tə] (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
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.