spiegelte

[ˈʃpiːɡl̩tə]

/[ˈʃpiːɡl̩tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“spiegelte” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,471. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,471
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spiegeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-spiegelte · spiegelte · German

spiegelte · rank #41,471 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,471
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spezifiziert

Nearest frequency peer: spezifiziert (-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 „spiegelte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „spiegelte“ 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).

spiegelte vs spielte
78% similar
spiegelte vs Spiegel
67% similar
spiegelte vs segelte
78% similar

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

Key facts for spiegelte
PropertyValue
Headwordspiegelte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpiːɡl̩tə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,471
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „spiegelte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).spiegelteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „spezifiziert“ (#41,470), „Spielereien“ (#41,472), „Sprengsatz“ (#41,473). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spiegelte“ bei #41,471. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around spiegelte (IPA [ˈʃpiːɡl̩tə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,471 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for spiegelte, with forms such as "psiegelte", "sipegelte", and "speigelte". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "spielte", "Spiegel", "segelte", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is spiegelte, spelled S-P-I-E-G-E-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spiegeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spiegeln
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spiegeln
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spiegeln

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psiegelte
  • sipegelte
  • speigelte
  • spieeglte
  • spiegelet
  • spiegellte
  • spiegeltte
  • spiegetle
  • spieggelte
  • spieglete
  • spigeelte
  • sppiegelte
  • sspiegelte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psiegelte2sipegelte2speigelte2spieeglte2spiegelet2spiegellte1spiegeltte1spiegetle2
Edit distance from "spiegelte"

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 "spiegelte"?
"spiegelte" is spelled S-P-I-E-G-E-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːɡl̩tə].
What does "spiegelte" mean?
As a verb, "spiegelte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spiegeln
What words are commonly confused with "spiegelte"?
"spiegelte" is commonly confused with "spielte", "Spiegel", "segelte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "spiegelte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spiegelte" is [ˈʃpiːɡl̩tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spiegelte" come from?
"spiegelte" 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 "spiegelte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stadtrats#41,475Skandalen#41,466Stammsitz#41,477singenden#41,464

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

sämtlich13 variantsSakristei13 variantsPrimetime13 variantsverstauen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list