Spartaner

[ʃpaʁˈtaːnɐ]

/[ʃpaʁˈtaːnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spartaner” is uncommon German (frequency #52,439 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,439
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einwohner Spartas oder jemand, der von dort stammt

Corpus desk

Index DE-spartaner · Spartaner · German

Spartaner · rank #52,439 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,439
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sozioökonomis…

Nearest frequency peer: sozioökonomischen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Spartaner“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Spartaner“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spartaner
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpartaner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpaʁˈtaːnɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,439
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spartaner“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Spartanerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sozioökonomischen“ (#52,438), „Sperrklausel“ (#52,440), „Spezialfall“ (#52,441). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spartaner“ bei #52,439. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spartaner is uncommon German at frequency #52,439 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃpaʁˈtaːnɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einwohner Spartas oder jemand, der von dort stammt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Spartaner in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Spartaner, spelled S-P-A-R-T-A-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einwohner Spartas oder jemand, der von dort stammt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Während die Spartaner 430 v. Chr. Attika verwüsteten, kam das leise Grauen nach Athen. Eine unbekannte Seuche ‚überfiel jeden mit einer Wucht ohne Menschenmaß‘.“

Synonyms

Lakedämonier

This word in other languages

Spartan(English)espartano(Español)Spartiate(Français)

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 "Spartaner"?
"Spartaner" is spelled S-P-A-R-T-A-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpaʁˈtaːnɐ].
What does "Spartaner" mean?
As a noun, "Spartaner" means: Einwohner Spartas oder jemand, der von dort stammt
How do you pronounce "Spartaner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spartaner" is [ʃpaʁˈtaːnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spartaner" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Spartaner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spiegelei#52,442Spielbank#52,443sonstigem#52,434sponsored#52,448

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list