Spiegelung

[ˈʃpiːɡəlʊŋ]

/[ˈʃpiːɡəlʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spiegelung” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,637. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,637
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Vorgang des Spiegelns

Corpus desk

Index DE-spiegelung · Spiegelung · German

Spiegelung · rank #36,637 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #36,637
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sperrte

Nearest frequency peer: sperrte (-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 „Spiegelung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spiegelung“ 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).

Spiegelung vs spiegeln
70% similar

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

Key facts for Spiegelung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpiegelung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːɡəlʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,637
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spiegelung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spiegelungliegt 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: „sperrte“ (#36,636), „Spekulanten“ (#36,635), „sozialistisch“ (#36,634). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spiegelung“ bei #36,637. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Spiegelung (IPA [ˈʃpiːɡəlʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,637 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spiegelung, with forms such as "psiegelung", "sipegelung", and "speigelung". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "spiegeln", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Spiegelung, spelled S-P-I-E-G-E-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Vorgang des Spiegelns
  2. 2
    das Spiegelbild
  3. 3
    Betrachtung eines Hohlorgans durch Einführen einer Kamera
  4. 4
    bestimmte geometrische Abbildung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei der Spiegelung gilt das Reflexionsgesetz: Der Einfallswinkel des Lichtstrahls ist gleich dem Reflexionswinkel.
  2. „Aber er wird gewarnt davor: sei vorsichtig, daß Du nicht in einem dritten, und vierten, und fünften Paralleluniversum landest, denn jede Spiegelung kann wieder gespiegelt werden, und Du mußt besonders vorsichtig sein, daß Du in Deins zurückkommst.“

Synonyms

ReflexionAbbildSpiegelbildEndoskopie

Antonyms

AbsorptionTransmissionBeugungBrechung

This word in other languages

reflection(English)reflexión(Español)miroitement(Français)reflexo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psiegelung
  • sipegelung
  • speigelung
  • spieeglung
  • spiegellung
  • spiegelnug
  • spiegelugn
  • spiegelungg
  • spiegelunng
  • spiegeulng
  • spieggelung
  • spiegleung
  • spigeelung
  • sppiegelung
  • sspiegelung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psiegelung2sipegelung2speigelung2spieeglung2spiegellung1spiegelnug2spiegelugn2spiegelungg1
Edit distance from "Spiegelung"

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 "Spiegelung"?
"Spiegelung" is spelled S-P-I-E-G-E-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːɡəlʊŋ].
What does "Spiegelung" mean?
As a noun, "Spiegelung" means: der Vorgang des Spiegelns
What words are commonly confused with "Spiegelung"?
"Spiegelung" is commonly confused with "spiegeln". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spiegelung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spiegelung" is [ˈʃpiːɡəlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spiegelung" come from?
"Spiegelung" 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 "Spiegelung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list