Spatium
[ˈʃpaːt͡si̯ʊm]
The verdict
“Spatium” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Leerstelle, Leerraum zwischen zwei Schriftzeichen
Corpus desk
Index DE-spatium · Spatium · German
Spatium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Spatium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpaːt͡si̯ʊm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Spatium“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Spatium is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpaːt͡si̯ʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Spatium has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Spatium, spelled S-P-A-T-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1Leerstelle, Leerraum zwischen zwei Schriftzeichen
- 2Metallteil, das niedriger war als die Lettern eines Zeichensatzes und gesetzt werden konnte, um eine unbedruckte leere Stelle im Text zu gewinnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Spatium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man kann ein Wort definieren als eine Kette von Buchstaben zwischen zwei Spatien.
Wortdefinition nach dem orthographischen Kriterium: „Als Wort gilt eine Buchstabensequenz, die zwischen zwei Leerzeichen (Spatien) auftritt und selbst kein Leerzeichen enthält.“
Synonyms
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.