Spezies

[ˈʃpeːt͡si̯ɛs]

/[ˈʃpeːt͡si̯ɛs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spezies” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,634. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,634
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die besondere Art einer Gattung

Corpus desk

Index DE-spezies · Spezies · German

Spezies · rank #9,634 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,634
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH source

Nearest frequency peer: source (-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 „Spezies“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spezies“ 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).

Spezies vs spies
57% similar
Spezies vs series
57% similar
Spezies vs spezial
57% similar

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

Key facts for Spezies
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpezies
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpeːt͡si̯ɛs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,634
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spezies“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Speziesliegt 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: „source“ (#9,633), „Stasi“ (#9,635), „sollt“ (#9,632). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spezies“ bei #9,634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Spezies (IPA [ˈʃpeːt͡si̯ɛs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,634 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spezies, with forms such as "psezies", "sepzies", and "speizes". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "spies", "series", "spezial", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Spezies, spelled S-P-E-Z-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    die besondere Art einer Gattung
  2. 2
    in der biologischen Systematik die Bezeichnung für eine Tier- oder Pflanzenart
  3. 3
    obligatorisch im Gleichgewicht miteinander auftretende Dissoziations- oder Redox-Stufen derselben Substanz
  4. 4
    Grundrechenart
  5. 5
    eine genau definierte Sache, die nicht nur der Gattung nach bestimmt ist, die nicht auswechselbar ist und Gegenstand eines Spezieskaufs oder einer Speziesschuld sein kann; (Beispiel: Ein ganz konkreter und nicht irgendein beliebiger Zuchtbulle)
  6. 6
    Teegemisch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hier haben wir es mit einer ganz besonderen Spezies von Mensch zu tun.
  2. Die Spezies Homo sapiens ist eine sehr spezielle.

Synonyms

Art

This word in other languages

kind(English)clase(Español)genre(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psezies
  • sepzies
  • speizes
  • spezeis
  • speziess
  • spezise
  • spezzies
  • sppezies
  • spzeies
  • sspezies

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psezies2sepzies2speizes2spezeis2speziess1spezise2spezzies1sppezies1
Edit distance from "Spezies"

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 "Spezies"?
"Spezies" is spelled S-P-E-Z-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpeːt͡si̯ɛs].
What does "Spezies" mean?
As a noun, "Spezies" means: die besondere Art einer Gattung
What words are commonly confused with "Spezies"?
"Spezies" is commonly confused with "spies", "series", "spezial". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spezies"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spezies" is [ˈʃpeːt͡si̯ɛs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spezies" come from?
"Spezies" 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 "Spezies", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Schütze#9,629schätzt#9,628schlank#9,626scheine#9,625

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Tabellen10 variantsRendite10 variantsmobilen10 variantsMinimum10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list