Sperma

[ˈʃpɛʁma]

/[ˈʃpɛʁma]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sperma” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,455. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,455
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliches Ejakulat von Mensch und Tier; es besteht aus Flüssigkeitsabsonderungen (Sekreten der Samenblase, Prostata und Nebenhoden) und aus den Spermien (Keimzellen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-sperma · Sperma · German

Sperma · rank #9,455 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,455
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spam

Nearest frequency peer: Spam (-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 „Sperma“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sperma“ 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).

Sperma vs Sperre
67% similar
Sperma vs sperrt
50% similar
Sperma vs Superman
75% similar

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

Key facts for Sperma
PropertyValue
HeadwordSperma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɛʁma]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,455
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sperma“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Spermaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Spam“ (#9,454), „spezifischen“ (#9,456), „siegte“ (#9,453). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sperma“ bei #9,455. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Sperma (IPA [ˈʃpɛʁma]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,455 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männliches Ejakulat von Mensch und Tier; es besteht aus Flüssigkeitsabsonderungen (Sekreten der Samenblase, Prostata und Nebenhoden) und aus den Spermien (Keimzellen)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sperma, with forms such as "pserma", "seprma", and "spemra". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Sperre", "sperrt", "Superman", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sperma, spelled S-P-E-R-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    männliches Ejakulat von Mensch und Tier; es besteht aus Flüssigkeitsabsonderungen (Sekreten der Samenblase, Prostata und Nebenhoden) und aus den Spermien (Keimzellen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auch kleine Mengen Sperma können eine Frau schwängern.
  2. Das Laken des Jugendlichen wies Flecken von Sperma auf.

Synonyms

EjakulatSamenSamenflüssigkeitSemen

Antonyms

Eizelle

This word in other languages

sperm(English)esperma(Español)sperme(Français)esperma(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pserma
  • seprma
  • spemra
  • speram
  • spermma
  • sperrma
  • spperma
  • sprema
  • ssperma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sperma - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

pserma2seprma2spemra2speram2spermma1sperrma1spperma1sprema2
Edit distance from "Sperma"

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 "Sperma"?
"Sperma" is spelled S-P-E-R-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɛʁma].
What does "Sperma" mean?
As a noun, "Sperma" means: männliches Ejakulat von Mensch und Tier; es besteht aus Flüssigkeitsabsonderungen (Sekreten der Samenblase, Prostata und Nebenhoden) und aus den Spermien (Keimzellen)
What words are commonly confused with "Sperma"?
"Sperma" is commonly confused with "Sperre", "sperrt", "Superman". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sperma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sperma" is [ˈʃpɛʁma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sperma" come from?
"Sperma" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

siegte#9,453Stange#9,459Schirm#9,449summer#9,463

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

rückte9 variantsUrteile9 variantsNiklas9 variantsNelson9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list