Spaziergänger

[ʃpaˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ]

/[ʃpaˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Spaziergänger” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,422. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,422
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
20
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die einen Spaziergang macht

Corpus desk

Index DE-spazierganger · Spaziergänger · German

Spaziergänger · rank #38,422 · 20 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,422
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spaces

Nearest frequency peer: spaces (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Spaziergänger”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Spaziergänger” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Spaziergänger vs Spaziergang
77% similar
Spaziergänger vs Spaziergänge
92% similar

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

Key facts for Spaziergänger
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpaziergänger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpaˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#38,422
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Spaziergänger” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Spaziergänger lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Spaziergänger (IPA [ʃpaˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,422 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die einen Spaziergang macht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spaziergänger, with forms such as "psaziergänger", "sapziergänger", and "spaizergänger". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Spaziergang", "Spaziergänge", 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Spaziergänger, spelled S-P-A-Z-I-E-R-G-Ä-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die einen Spaziergang macht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie mustern den späten Spaziergänger scharf.“
  2. „Die Spatziergänger mehrten sich.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psaziergänger
  • sapziergänger
  • spaizergänger
  • spazeirgänger
  • spaziegränger
  • spazierggänger
  • spaziergnäger
  • spaziergägner
  • spaziergänegr
  • spaziergängerr
  • spaziergängger
  • spaziergängre
  • spaziergännger
  • spazierrgänger
  • spazierägnger
  • spaziregänger
  • spazziergänger
  • sppaziergänger
  • spzaiergänger
  • sspaziergänger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spaziergänger - 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.

psaziergänger2sapziergänger2spaizergänger2spazeirgänger2spaziegränger2spazierggänger1spaziergnäger2spaziergägner2
Edit distance from "Spaziergänger"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Spaziergänger"?
"Spaziergänger" is spelled S-P-A-Z-I-E-R-G-Ä-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpaˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ].
What does "Spaziergänger" mean?
As a noun, "Spaziergänger" means: Person, die einen Spaziergang macht
What words are commonly confused with "Spaziergänger"?
"Spaziergänger" is commonly confused with "Spaziergang", "Spaziergänge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spaziergänger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spaziergänger" is [ʃpaˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌɡɛŋɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spaziergänger" come from?
"Spaziergänger" 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 "Spaziergänger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "Spaziergänger" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Spaziergang". View pair
  • 20 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #38,422 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list