Speiseeis

[ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌʔaɪ̯s]

/[ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌʔaɪ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Speiseeis” is uncommon German (frequency #90,914 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,914
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 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...

Corpus desk

Index DE-speiseeis · Speiseeis · German

Speiseeis · rank #90,914 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,914
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Speicherkarten

Nearest frequency peer: Speicherkarten (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Speiseeis“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Speiseeis“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Speiseeis
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpeiseeis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌʔaɪ̯s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#90,914
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Speiseeis“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Speiseeisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Speicherkarten“ (#90,913), „Speisezimmer“ (#90,915), „Soziopath“ (#90,912). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Speiseeis“ bei #90,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Speiseeis is uncommon German at frequency #90,914 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌʔaɪ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    Süßspeise 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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Speiseeis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Als Nachtisch isst man gerne Speiseeis.

Synonyms

EiscremeEiskremGlace

This word in other languages

ice cream(English)helado(Español)glace(Français)sorvete(Português)

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 "Speiseeis"?
"Speiseeis" is spelled S-P-E-I-S-E-E-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌʔaɪ̯s].
What does "Speiseeis" mean?
As a noun, "Speiseeis" means: 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...
How do you pronounce "Speiseeis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Speiseeis" is [ˈʃpaɪ̯zəˌʔaɪ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Speiseeis" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Speiseeis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Soziopath#90,912Slideshow#90,906Sportlers#90,923Springers#90,927

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list