Spikes

[ʃpaɪ̯ks]

/[ʃpaɪ̯ks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spikes” is uncommon German (frequency #56,544 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,544
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Laufschuhe mit an der Sohle herausstehenden Dornen aus Kunststoff oder Stahl

Corpus desk

Index DE-spikes · Spikes · German

Spikes · rank #56,544 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,544
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spielaufbau

Nearest frequency peer: Spielaufbau (-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 „Spikes“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spikes
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpikes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpaɪ̯ks]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,544
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spikes“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spikesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spielaufbau“ (#56,543), „Sporttasche“ (#56,545), „Speisewagen“ (#56,541). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spikes“ bei #56,544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spikes is uncommon German at frequency #56,544 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃpaɪ̯ks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Spikes doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Spikes, spelled S-P-I-K-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Laufschuhe mit an der Sohle herausstehenden Dornen aus Kunststoff oder Stahl
  2. 2
    Reifen mit Stahlstiften zum Fahren auf Eis oder Schnee

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Für den Finallauf zog der Sprinter wieder seine Spikes an.
  2. Ohne Spikes kann man auf der Eisfläche nicht fahren.

Synonyms

NagelschuheSpikereifenSpikesreifen

Antonyms

Slick

This word in other languages

spikes(Français)

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 "Spikes"?
"Spikes" is spelled S-P-I-K-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpaɪ̯ks].
What does "Spikes" mean?
As a noun, "Spikes" means: Laufschuhe mit an der Sohle herausstehenden Dornen aus Kunststoff oder Stahl
How do you pronounce "Spikes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spikes" is [ʃpaɪ̯ks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spikes" come from?
"Spikes" 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 "Spikes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sprite#56,547Späher#56,549shakes#56,528Seebad#56,521

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list