Spinett
[ʃpiˈnɛt]
The verdict
“Spinett” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vom 16. bis 18. Jahrhundert verbreitete Kleinform des Cembalos, dessen Saiten schräg-seitlich zur Klaviatur verlaufen
Corpus desk
Index DE-spinett · Spinett · German
Spinett · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Spinett |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃpiˈnɛt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Spinett“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Spinett is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃpiˈnɛt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vom 16. bis 18. Jahrhundert verbreitete Kleinform des Cembalos, dessen Saiten schräg-seitlich zur Klaviatur verlaufen".
Spinett doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Spinett, spelled S-P-I-N-E-T-T.
Definition
- 1vom 16. bis 18. Jahrhundert verbreitete Kleinform des Cembalos, dessen Saiten schräg-seitlich zur Klaviatur verlaufen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Spinett appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Spinett ist ein Vorläufer des Klaviers, das in Deutschland sehr beliebt war.
„Schon als sie ein kleines Kind war, hatte das Spinett der Mutter eine magische Anziehung auf sie ausgeübt.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.