Spezerei
[ʃpeːt͡səˈʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Spezerei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gewürz aus Übersee
Corpus desk
Index DE-spezerei · Spezerei · German
Spezerei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Spezerei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃpeːt͡səˈʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Spezerei“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Spezerei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃpeːt͡səˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Spezerei in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Spezerei, spelled S-P-E-Z-E-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1Gewürz aus Übersee
- 2eine sehr feine Speise
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Spezerei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Lebkuchenteig wird mit allerhand Spezereien gewürzt.
„Nimm dir die beste Spezerei: die edelste Myrrhe, fünfhundert Schekel, und Zimt, die Hälfte davon, zweihundertfünfzig, und Kalmus, auch zweihundertfünfzig Schekel, und Kassia, fünfhundert nach dem Gewicht des Heiligtums, und eine Kanne Olivenöl.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.