Speis

[ʃpaɪ̯s]

/[ʃpaɪ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Speis” is uncommon German (frequency #67,719 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,719
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Mörtel

Key facts for Speis
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpeis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpaɪ̯s]
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,719
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Speis” 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). Speis lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Speis is uncommon German at frequency #67,719 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃpaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Mörtel".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Speis, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Speis, spelled S-P-E-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Mörtel

Synonyms

Mörtel

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 "Speis"?
"Speis" is spelled S-P-E-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpaɪ̯s].
What does "Speis" mean?
As a noun, "Speis" means: der Mörtel
How do you pronounce "Speis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Speis" is [ʃpaɪ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Speis" come from?
"Speis" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Speis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-E-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃpaɪ̯s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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