Spiegelbild

[ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌbɪlt]

/[ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌbɪlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spiegelbild” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,512. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,512
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbild von einem Objekt in einem Spiegel

Corpus desk

Index DE-spiegelbild · Spiegelbild · German

Spiegelbild · rank #22,512 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,512
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spalt

Nearest frequency peer: Spalt (-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 „Spiegelbild“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spiegelbild“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spiegelbild
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpiegelbild
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌbɪlt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#22,512
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spiegelbild“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spiegelbildliegt 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: „Spalt“ (#22,511), „Spielbetrieb“ (#22,513), „Sotschi“ (#22,510). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spiegelbild“ bei #22,512. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Spiegelbild (IPA [ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌbɪlt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,512 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Abbild von einem Objekt in einem Spiegel".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spiegelbild, with forms such as "psiegelbild", "sipegelbild", and "speigelbild". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Spiegelbild, spelled S-P-I-E-G-E-L-B-I-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abbild von einem Objekt in einem Spiegel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er betrachtete sein Spiegelbild eingehend.
  2. „Die bewegte Wasseroberfläche warf kein Spiegelbild zurück.“

This word in other languages

reflection(English)reflejo(Español)reflet(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psiegelbild
  • sipegelbild
  • speigelbild
  • spieeglbild
  • spiegeblild
  • spiegelbbild
  • spiegelbidl
  • spiegelbildd
  • spiegelbilld
  • spiegelblid
  • spiegelibld
  • spiegellbild
  • spieggelbild
  • spieglebild
  • spigeelbild
  • sppiegelbild
  • sspiegelbild

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psiegelbild2sipegelbild2speigelbild2spieeglbild2spiegeblild2spiegelbbild1spiegelbidl2spiegelbildd1
Edit distance from "Spiegelbild"

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 "Spiegelbild"?
"Spiegelbild" is spelled S-P-I-E-G-E-L-B-I-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌbɪlt].
What does "Spiegelbild" mean?
As a noun, "Spiegelbild" means: Abbild von einem Objekt in einem Spiegel
What are common misspellings of "Spiegelbild"?
Common misspellings include "psiegelbild", "sipegelbild", "speigelbild", "spieeglbild", "spiegeblild". The correct spelling is "Spiegelbild".
How do you pronounce "Spiegelbild"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spiegelbild" is [ˈʃpiːɡl̩ˌbɪlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spiegelbild" come from?
"Spiegelbild" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list