Speyer

[ˈʃpaɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈʃpaɪ̯ɐ]/ name

The verdict

“Speyer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,413. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,413
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-speyer · Speyer · German

Speyer · rank #14,413 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,413
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sonnenbrille

Nearest frequency peer: Sonnenbrille (-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 „Speyer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Speyer“ 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).

Speyer vs Steyr
67% similar
Speyer vs Steuer
67% similar
Speyer vs spider
50% similar

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

Key facts for Speyer
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpeyer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃpaɪ̯ɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,413
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Speyer“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Speyerliegt 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: „Sonnenbrille“ (#14,412), „Sportwagen“ (#14,414), „Selbstverständlichkeit“ (#14,411). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Speyer“ bei #14,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Speyer (IPA [ˈʃpaɪ̯ɐ]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,413 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Speyer, with forms such as "pseyer", "sepyer", and "speeyr". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Steyr", "Steuer", "spider", 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, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Speyer, spelled S-P-E-Y-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Speyer liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.
  2. „Die ehemaligen Römerstädte Köln, Mainz, Worms, Speyer, Straßburg und Basel gewannen wirtschaftliche Bedeutung, seit der Warenaustausch mit Italien nicht mehr hauptsächlich über Marseille und Fos auf dem Seeweg, sondern immer mehr über die Alpenpässe abgewickelt wurde.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pseyer
  • sepyer
  • speeyr
  • speyerr
  • speyre
  • speyyer
  • sppeyer
  • spyeer
  • sspeyer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Speyer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

pseyer2sepyer2speeyr2speyerr1speyre2speyyer1sppeyer1spyeer2
Edit distance from "Speyer"

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 "Speyer"?
"Speyer" is spelled S-P-E-Y-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpaɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Speyer" mean?
As a proper noun, "Speyer" means: eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Speyer"?
"Speyer" is commonly confused with "Steyr", "Steuer", "spider". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Speyer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Speyer" is [ˈʃpaɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Speyer" come from?
"Speyer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list