Speise
[ˈʃpaɪ̯zə]
The verdict
“Speise” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #24,931 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,931
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mahlzeit, zubereitetes Gericht
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Speise |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpaɪ̯zə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #24,931 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Speise” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Speise is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpaɪ̯zə]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,931 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Speise, with forms such as "pseise", "sepise", and "speies". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "spice", "Steine", "Spende", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Speise, spelled S-P-E-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1Mahlzeit, zubereitetes Gericht
- 2Kurzform für Glockenspeise, das Gussmaterial für eine Glocke
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pseise,sepise,speies,speisse,spesie,spiese,sppeise,sspeise
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Speise - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Speise”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-P-E-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃpaɪ̯zə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “spice” - see the side-by-side comparison. Speise vs spice
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.