Sperber

[ˈʃpɛʁbɐ]

/[ˈʃpɛʁbɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sperber” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,234. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,234
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der kleinste deutsche Greifvogel

Corpus desk

Index DE-sperber · Sperber · German

Sperber · rank #44,234 · 11 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,234
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sozialrecht

Nearest frequency peer: Sozialrecht (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Sperber“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Sperber“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sperber vs sterbe
57% similar
Sperber vs Sperre
71% similar
Sperber vs Speyer
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sperber
PropertyValue
HeadwordSperber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɛʁbɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,234
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sperber“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sperberliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sozialrecht“ (#44,233), „spirituell“ (#44,235), „sonderbare“ (#44,232). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sperber“ bei #44,234. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Sperber (IPA [ˈʃpɛʁbɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,234 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "der kleinste deutsche Greifvogel".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sperber, with forms such as "pserber", "seprber", and "spebrer". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "sterbe", "Sperre", "Speyer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sperber, spelled S-P-E-R-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    der kleinste deutsche Greifvogel

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Einmal täglich, nicht öfter, schoss der Sperber um die Hausecke und schlug einen der Spatzen in der Hecke.

This word in other languages

sparrowhawk(English)gavilán(Español)épervier d'Europe(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pserber
  • seprber
  • spebrer
  • sperbber
  • sperberr
  • sperbre
  • sperebr
  • sperrber
  • spperber
  • spreber
  • ssperber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sperber - 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.

pserber2seprber2spebrer2sperbber1sperberr1sperbre2sperebr2sperrber1
Edit distance from "Sperber"

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 "Sperber"?
"Sperber" is spelled S-P-E-R-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɛʁbɐ].
What does "Sperber" mean?
As a noun, "Sperber" means: der kleinste deutsche Greifvogel
What words are commonly confused with "Sperber"?
"Sperber" is commonly confused with "sterbe", "Sperre", "Speyer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sperber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sperber" is [ˈʃpɛʁbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sperber" come from?
"Sperber" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Smaragd#44,231Sixpack#44,226seliger#44,219stolzes#44,256

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Schöffen11 variantsschulde11 variantsSchoner11 variantsschoben11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list