Speierling
[ˈʃpaɪ̯ɐlɪŋ]
The verdict
“Speierling” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mittelgroßer Wildobstbaum mit unpaarig gefiederten Laubblättern, weißen bis blassrötlichen Blüten, und dicken, sauren, grün-gelblichen oder olivbraunen Früchten, die überreif essbar sind
Corpus desk
Index DE-speierling · Speierling · German
Speierling · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Speierling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpaɪ̯ɐlɪŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Speierling“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Speierling is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpaɪ̯ɐlɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Speierling, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Speierling, spelled S-P-E-I-E-R-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1mittelgroßer Wildobstbaum mit unpaarig gefiederten Laubblättern, weißen bis blassrötlichen Blüten, und dicken, sauren, grün-gelblichen oder olivbraunen Früchten, die überreif essbar sind
- 2kleine, birnen- oder apfelförmige, stark gerbstoffhaltige Apfelfrucht des Speierlings^([1])
- 3ein herber Apfelwein, der durch Zusatz von ein wenig gerbstoffreichen Saftes der Speierlingsfrüchte (siehe [2]) hergestellt wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Speierling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Speierling war 1993 der Baum das Jahres.
Wir gehen heute Speierlinge suchen.
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.