Speiseeis
[ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌʔaɪ̯s]
The verdict
“Speiseeis” is an uncommon German word, ranked #90,914 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #90,914
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Süßspeise aus Flüssigkeiten wie Wasser, Milch und Sahne, Zucker, möglicherweise Eigelb und vielfältigen geschmacksgebenden Zutaten wie Früchten, Vanille, Kakao und anderen, die meist unter Aufschla...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Speiseeis |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌʔaɪ̯s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #90,914 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Speiseeis” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Speiseeis is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌʔaɪ̯s]. Corpus data places it at rank #90,914 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Süßspeise aus Flüssigkeiten wie Wasser, Milch und Sahne, Zucker, möglicherweise Eigelb und vielfältigen geschmacksgebenden Zutaten wie Früchten, Vanille, Kakao und anderen, die meist unter Aufschla...".
Zero misspellings are on record for Speiseeis in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Speiseeis, spelled S-P-E-I-S-E-E-I-S.
Definition
- 1Süßspeise aus Flüssigkeiten wie Wasser, Milch und Sahne, Zucker, möglicherweise Eigelb und vielfältigen geschmacksgebenden Zutaten wie Früchten, Vanille, Kakao und anderen, die meist unter Aufschlagen oder Rühren zu einer Crème gefroren wird
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.
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Using “Speiseeis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-P-E-I-S-E-E-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌʔaɪ̯s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.