Spatz

Name: Spatz, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ʃpat͡s]

/[ʃpat͡s]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Spatz” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,947. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,947
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 8
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Sperling (Passer), ein körnerfressender Singvogel, speziell der Haussperling

Corpus desk

Index DE-spatz · Spatz · German

Spatz · rank #27,947 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

FREQ-MID #27,947
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-1 1 vowel
CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
VAR-MID 8 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH spanne

Nearest frequency peer: spanne (-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.

Soziologe

72,057
Soziologen

72,056
spanne

72,055
Spatz

72,054
spielend

72,053
Spieltagen

72,052

What this shows „Spatz“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Spatz vs spot

40% similar

Spatz vs statt

40% similar

Spatz vs state

40% similar

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

Key facts for Spatz
Property	Value
Headword	Spatz
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ʃpat͡s]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#27,947
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spatz“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spatzliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#27,947

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „spanne“ (#27,946), „spielend“ (#27,948), „Soziologen“ (#27,945). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spatz“ bei #27,947. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Spatz (IPA [ʃpat͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,947 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spatz, with forms such as "psatz", "saptz", and "spattz". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "spot", "statt", "state", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Spatz, spelled S-P-A-T-Z.

Definition

1
der Sperling (Passer), ein körnerfressender Singvogel, speziell der Haussperling
2
Kosewort für einen geliebten Menschen
3
von einem Brett geschabte Nudeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

“Ich bin ein armer Schreiber nur, / Hab weder Haus noch Acker, / Doch freut mich jede Kreatur, / Sogar der Spatz, der Racker.”
Früher traten die Spatzen in großen Schwärmen auf.

Synonyms

Sperling Spätzle Knöpfle

This word in other languages

sparrow(English)gorrión(Español)moineau(Français)pardal(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

psatz
saptz
spattz
spatzz
spazt
sppatz
sptaz
sspatz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spatz - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Spatz"

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 "Spatz"?

"Spatz" is spelled S-P-A-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpat͡s].

What does "Spatz" mean?

As a noun, "Spatz" means: der Sperling (Passer), ein körnerfressender Singvogel, speziell der Haussperling

What words are commonly confused with "Spatz"?

"Spatz" is commonly confused with "spot", "statt", "state". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Spatz"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spatz" is [ʃpat͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Spatz" come from?

"Spatz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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