Spatenstich
[ˈʃpaːtn̩ˌʃtɪç]
The verdict
“Spatenstich” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,338. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,338
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Einstich in die Erde mithilfe eines Spatens
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Spatenstich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpaːtn̩ˌʃtɪç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #29,338 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Spatenstich” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around Spatenstich (IPA [ˈʃpaːtn̩ˌʃtɪç]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,338 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spatenstich, with forms such as "psatenstich", "saptenstich", and "spaetnstich". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Spatenstich, spelled S-P-A-T-E-N-S-T-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1der Einstich in die Erde mithilfe eines Spatens
- 2kurz für „erster Spatenstich“, symbolischer Akt zum Baubeginn
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: psatenstich,saptenstich,spaetnstich,spatennstich,spatensitch,spatensstich,spatenstcih,spatensticch,spatenstichh,spatenstihc,spatensttich,spatentsich,spatesntich,spatnestich,spattenstich,sppatenstich,sptaenstich,sspatenstich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spatenstich - 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 “Spatenstich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-P-A-T-E-N-S-T-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃpaːtn̩ˌʃtɪç] (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
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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.