Spesen

/[ˈʃpeːzn̩]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,028

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Spesen is aGermannoun. It means: Kosten, die in Ausübung einer beruflichen oder geschäftlichen Tätigkeit entstanden sind Pronounced [ˈʃpeːzn̩]. Often confused with stehen and spüren.

Key facts for Spesen
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HeadwordSpesen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpeːzn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,028
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Spesen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Spesen is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpeːzn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,028 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Kosten, die in Ausübung einer beruflichen oder geschäftlichen Tätigkeit entstanden sind".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Spesen, with forms such as "psesen", "sepsen", and "speesn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "stehen", "spüren", "Szenen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Spesen, spelled S-P-E-S-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kosten, die in Ausübung einer beruflichen oder geschäftlichen Tätigkeit entstanden sind

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: psesen,sepsen,speesn,spesenn,spesne,spessen,sppesen,spseen,sspesen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Spesen

Misspelling Variants of "Spesen"

psesen6sepsen6speesn6spesenn7spesne6spessen7sppesen7spseen6
Misspelling Variants of "Spesen"

Frequency rank: #36,028 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Spesen"?
"Spesen" is spelled S-P-E-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpeːzn̩].
What does "Spesen" mean?
As a noun, "Spesen" means: Kosten, die in Ausübung einer beruflichen oder geschäftlichen Tätigkeit entstanden sind
What words are commonly confused with "Spesen"?
"Spesen" is commonly confused with "stehen", "spüren", "Szenen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spesen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spesen" is [ˈʃpeːzn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spesen" come from?
"Spesen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.