Spatha
[ˈʃpaːta]
The verdict
“Spatha” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Plural: Spathen, Spathae) scheidenartige Blatthülle des Blütenstandes - eine besondere Form von Hochblättern
Corpus desk
Index DE-spatha · Spatha · German
Spatha · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Spatha |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpaːta] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Spatha“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Spatha is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpaːta]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Spatha, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Spatha, spelled S-P-A-T-H-A.
Definition
- 1(Plural: Spathen, Spathae) scheidenartige Blatthülle des Blütenstandes - eine besondere Form von Hochblättern
- 2(Plural: Spathen) zweischneidiges Langschwert mit gerader Klinge
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Spatha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Spatha ist besonders auffällig bei Aronstabgewächsen und Palmen.
Die Kavallerie der Germanen verwendeten als Schwert vorwiegend die Spatha.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.