Spielmann
[ˈʃpiːlˌman]
The verdict
“Spielmann” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,598. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,598
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fahrender Musiker
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Spielmann |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpiːlˌman] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #45,598 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Spielmann” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Spielmann (IPA [ˈʃpiːlˌman]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,598 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spielmann, with forms such as "psielmann", "sipelmann", and "speilmann". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Spielmann, spelled S-P-I-E-L-M-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1fahrender Musiker
- 2Mitglied eines Spielmannszuges
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: psielmann,sipelmann,speilmann,spielamnn,spiellmann,spielman,spielmmann,spielmnan,spiemlann,spilemann,sppielmann,sspielmann
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spielmann - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Spielmann”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-P-I-E-L-M-A-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃpiːlˌman] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.