Speerspitze

[ˈʃpeːɐ̯ˌʃpɪt͡sə]

/[ˈʃpeːɐ̯ˌʃpɪt͡sə]/ noun

The verdict

“Speerspitze” is uncommon German (frequency #58,310 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,310
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spitze eines Speeres

Corpus desk

Index DE-speerspitze · Speerspitze · German

Speerspitze · rank #58,310 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,310
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Speere

Nearest frequency peer: Speere (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Speerspitze“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Speerspitze“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Speerspitze
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpeerspitze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpeːɐ̯ˌʃpɪt͡sə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#58,310
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Speerspitze“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Speerspitzefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Speere“ (#58,309), „Speichermedien“ (#58,311), „Sparren“ (#58,308). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Speerspitze“ bei #58,310. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Speerspitze is uncommon German at frequency #58,310 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpeːɐ̯ˌʃpɪt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Speerspitze, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Speerspitze, spelled S-P-E-E-R-S-P-I-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spitze eines Speeres
  2. 2
    wichtigster Teil, treibende Kraft einer Bewegung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Speer trat etwa einen Zentimeter über dem rechten Auge in Yassers Schädel ein und durchbohrte seine rechte Gehirnhälfte, bevor die Speerspitze an der Rückseite seines Kopfes wieder austrat, erklärte das Ärzteam bei der Pressekonferenz.“
  2. „Die eigentliche Sensation aber steckte zwischen den Rippen: eine Speerspitze.“

This word in other languages

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 "Speerspitze"?
"Speerspitze" is spelled S-P-E-E-R-S-P-I-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpeːɐ̯ˌʃpɪt͡sə].
What does "Speerspitze" mean?
As a noun, "Speerspitze" means: Spitze eines Speeres
How do you pronounce "Speerspitze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Speerspitze" is [ˈʃpeːɐ̯ˌʃpɪt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Speerspitze" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list