spiegelten

[ˈʃpiːɡl̩tn̩]

/[ˈʃpiːɡl̩tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“spiegelten” is uncommon German (frequency #78,562 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,562
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-spiegelten · spiegelten · German

spiegelten · rank #78,562 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,562
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sperrige

Nearest frequency peer: sperrige (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „spiegelten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „spiegelten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for spiegelten
PropertyValue
Headwordspiegelten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpiːɡl̩tn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#78,562
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „spiegelten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).spiegeltenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sperrige“ (#78,561), „Spielgerät“ (#78,563), „Spenders“ (#78,560). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spiegelten“ bei #78,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spiegelten is uncommon German at frequency #78,562 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃpiːɡl̩tn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for spiegelten, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 spiegelten, spelled S-P-I-E-G-E-L-T-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "spiegelten"?
"spiegelten" is spelled S-P-I-E-G-E-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːɡl̩tn̩].
What does "spiegelten" mean?
As a verb, "spiegelten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs spiegeln
How do you pronounce "spiegelten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spiegelten" is [ˈʃpiːɡl̩tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spiegelten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spielgerät#78,563Spielleute#78,565Stahlblech#78,574Silbermond#78,549

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list