spazieren

[ʃpaˈt͡siːʁən]

/[ʃpaˈt͡siːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“spazieren” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,230
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gemächlich gehen zum Zwecke der Entspannung und Zerstreuung

Corpus desk

Index DE-spazieren · spazieren · German

spazieren · rank #7,230 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,230
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sonntags

Nearest frequency peer: sonntags (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „spazieren“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

spazieren vs spaziert
78% similar
spazieren vs späteren
67% similar
spazieren vs sanieren
78% similar

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

Key facts for spazieren
PropertyValue
Headwordspazieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʃpaˈt͡siːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,230
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „spazieren“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sonntags“ (#7,229), „sprichst“ (#7,231), „seinerzeit“ (#7,228). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spazieren“ bei #7,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around spazieren (IPA [ʃpaˈt͡siːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,230 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "gemächlich gehen zum Zwecke der Entspannung und Zerstreuung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for spazieren, with forms such as "psazieren", "sapzieren", and "spaizeren". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "spaziert", "späteren", "sanieren", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is spazieren, spelled S-P-A-Z-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    gemächlich gehen zum Zwecke der Entspannung und Zerstreuung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er spazierte am Hafen entlang.
  2. Gegen Abend ging ich gern in den stillen Gassen der Landstraße nachdenklich spazieren.

Synonyms

bummelnflanierenpromenierenschlendernlustwandeln

Antonyms

eilenhastenjoggenlaufenrennenwalkenwandern

This word in other languages

stroll(English)pasear(Español)se promener(Français)passear(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psazieren
  • sapzieren
  • spaizeren
  • spazeiren
  • spazieern
  • spazierenn
  • spazierne
  • spazierren
  • spazireen
  • spazzieren
  • sppazieren
  • spzaieren
  • sspazieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of spazieren - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

psazieren2sapzieren2spaizeren2spazeiren2spazieern2spazierenn1spazierne2spazierren1
Edit distance from "spazieren"

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 "spazieren"?
"spazieren" is spelled S-P-A-Z-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpaˈt͡siːʁən].
What does "spazieren" mean?
As a verb, "spazieren" means: gemächlich gehen zum Zwecke der Entspannung und Zerstreuung
What words are commonly confused with "spazieren"?
"spazieren" is commonly confused with "spaziert", "späteren", "sanieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "spazieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spazieren" is [ʃpaˈt͡siːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spazieren" come from?
"spazieren" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Standorte#7,232Potential#7,221permanent#7,219verwiesen#7,248

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Substanz13 variantsVerzicht13 variantsangezogen13 variantsAufhebung13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list