Spargel

[ˈʃpaʁɡl̩]

/[ˈʃpaʁɡl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spargel” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,751
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - staudenartiges Liliengewächs mit dünnen, grünen, bäumchenartig verzweigten Trieben

Corpus desk

Index DE-spargel · Spargel · German

Spargel · rank #15,751 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,751
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sockel

Nearest frequency peer: Sockel (-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 „Spargel“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spargel“ 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).

Spargel vs Sparte
71% similar
Spargel vs Spiegel
71% similar
Spargel vs Sparten
71% similar

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

Key facts for Spargel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpargel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpaʁɡl̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,751
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spargel“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Spargelliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sockel“ (#15,750), „spezieller“ (#15,752), „stage“ (#15,753). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spargel“ bei #15,751. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Spargel (IPA [ˈʃpaʁɡl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,751 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spargel, with forms such as "psargel", "saprgel", and "spagrel". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Sparte", "Spiegel", "Sparten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Spargel, spelled S-P-A-R-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    staudenartiges Liliengewächs mit dünnen, grünen, bäumchenartig verzweigten Trieben
  2. 2
    als Gemüse verwendeter stangenförmiger, fleischiger Spross beziehungsweise Sprosse des Wurzelstocks des unter [1] beschriebenen Gewächses

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Spargel ist eine mehrjährige, krautige Pflanze.
  2. «Auch brauchen die Spargeln genügend Wasser, denn Wärme und Wasser bewirken ein schnelleres Wachstum, und je schneller der Spargel wächst, desto zarter wird er.»

This word in other languages

asparagus(English)espárrago(Español)asperge(Français)espargo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psargel
  • saprgel
  • spagrel
  • sparegl
  • spargell
  • sparggel
  • spargle
  • sparrgel
  • sppargel
  • spragel
  • sspargel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psargel2saprgel2spagrel2sparegl2spargell1sparggel1spargle2sparrgel1
Edit distance from "Spargel"

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 "Spargel"?
"Spargel" is spelled S-P-A-R-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpaʁɡl̩].
What does "Spargel" mean?
As a noun, "Spargel" means: staudenartiges Liliengewächs mit dünnen, grünen, bäumchenartig verzweigten Trieben
What words are commonly confused with "Spargel"?
"Spargel" is commonly confused with "Sparte", "Spiegel", "Sparten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spargel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spargel" is [ˈʃpaʁɡl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spargel" come from?
"Spargel" 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 "Spargel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Siedler#15,746separat#15,745scheuer#15,742Scanner#15,741

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

stammten11 variantsTraktor11 variantsTrommeln11 variantsumfasste11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list