speech

[spiːt͡ʃ]

/[spiːt͡ʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“speech” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,175. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,175
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sprache (im Sinne von Fähigkeit zu sprechen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-speech · speech · German

speech · rank #26,175 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,175
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sorgfältige

Nearest frequency peer: sorgfältige (-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 „speech“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „speech“ 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).

speech vs speed
67% similar
speech vs Speer
50% similar
speech vs sprach
67% similar

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

Key facts for speech
PropertyValue
Headwordspeech
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[spiːt͡ʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,175
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „speech“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sorgfältige“ (#26,174), „Sprachrohr“ (#26,176), „Sprech“ (#26,177). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „speech“ bei #26,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around speech (IPA [spiːt͡ʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,175 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for speech, with forms such as "pseech", "sepech", and "speceh". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "speed", "Speer", "sprach", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is speech, spelled S-P-E-E-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sprache (im Sinne von Fähigkeit zu sprechen)
  2. 2
    die Art und Weise zu sprechen
  3. 3
    eine Ansprache, vor vielen Leuten sprechen
  4. 4
    Zeilen (die ein Schauspieler auswendig aufsagen muss)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man ist the only animal that has the faculty of speech.
  2. She is doing a study of children's speech.

Synonyms

public speaking

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pseech
  • sepech
  • speceh
  • spech
  • speecch
  • speechh
  • speehc
  • sppeech
  • sspeech

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pseech2sepech2speceh2spech1speecch1speechh1speehc2sppeech1
Edit distance from "speech"

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 "speech"?
"speech" is spelled S-P-E-E-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [spiːt͡ʃ].
What does "speech" mean?
As a noun, "speech" means: Sprache (im Sinne von Fähigkeit zu sprechen)
What words are commonly confused with "speech"?
"speech" is commonly confused with "speed", "Speer", "sprach". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "speech"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "speech" is [spiːt͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "speech" come from?
"speech" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sprech#26,177Schwyz#26,163Triest#26,197scheut#26,152

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Tagebau9 variantsTücher9 variantsPraxen9 variantsPerser9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list