speiben
[ˈʃpaɪ̯bn̩]
The verdict
“speiben” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich übergeben
Corpus desk
Index DE-speiben · speiben · German
speiben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | speiben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃpaɪ̯bn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „speiben“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
speiben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃpaɪ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich übergeben".
No generated misspelling entries exist for speiben in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 speiben, spelled S-P-E-I-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich übergeben
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how speiben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hat es nicht mehr bis zum Klo geschafft und ins Vorzimmer gespieben.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.