spiegelt

[ˈʃpiːɡl̩t]

/[ˈʃpiːɡl̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“spiegelt” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,456. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,456
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spiegeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-spiegelt · spiegelt · German

spiegelt · rank #8,456 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,456
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Souverän

Nearest frequency peer: Souverän (-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 „spiegelt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „spiegelt“ 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).

spiegelt vs spielt
75% similar
spiegelt vs spiegelte
89% similar
spiegelt vs Spielwelt
67% similar

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

Key facts for spiegelt
PropertyValue
Headwordspiegelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpiːɡl̩t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,456
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „spiegelt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).spiegeltliegt 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: „Souverän“ (#8,455), „Stall“ (#8,457), „solide“ (#8,454). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spiegelt“ bei #8,456. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around spiegelt (IPA [ˈʃpiːɡl̩t]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,456 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for spiegelt, with forms such as "psiegelt", "sipegelt", and "speigelt". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "spielt", "spiegelte", "Spielwelt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is spiegelt, spelled S-P-I-E-G-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spiegeln
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spiegeln
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spiegeln

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psiegelt
  • sipegelt
  • speigelt
  • spieeglt
  • spiegellt
  • spiegeltt
  • spiegetl
  • spieggelt
  • spieglet
  • spigeelt
  • sppiegelt
  • sspiegelt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of spiegelt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

psiegelt2sipegelt2speigelt2spieeglt2spiegellt1spiegeltt1spiegetl2spieggelt1
Edit distance from "spiegelt"

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 "spiegelt"?
"spiegelt" is spelled S-P-I-E-G-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːɡl̩t].
What does "spiegelt" mean?
As a verb, "spiegelt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spiegeln
What words are commonly confused with "spiegelt"?
"spiegelt" is commonly confused with "spielt", "spiegelte", "Spielwelt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "spiegelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spiegelt" is [ˈʃpiːɡl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spiegelt" come from?
"spiegelt" 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 "spiegelt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Souverän#8,455Schnauze#8,452research#8,448Register#8,447

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

passierte12 variantsOrtsteil12 variantsleichtes12 variantskünftige12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list