Spinne

[ˈʃpɪnə]

/[ˈʃpɪnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spinne” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,945. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,945
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines achtbeiniges Tier, das häufig Fäden spinnt

Corpus desk

Index DE-spinne · Spinne · German

Spinne · rank #13,945 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,945
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spencer

Nearest frequency peer: Spencer (-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 „Spinne“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spinne“ 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).

Spinne vs Spion
67% similar
Spinne vs Spitze
67% similar
Spinne vs spinnt
67% similar

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

Key facts for Spinne
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpinne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɪnə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,945
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spinne“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Spinneliegt 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: „Spencer“ (#13,944), „steif“ (#13,946), „Sparte“ (#13,943). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spinne“ bei #13,945. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Spinne (IPA [ˈʃpɪnə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,945 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kleines achtbeiniges Tier, das häufig Fäden spinnt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spinne, with forms such as "psinne", "sipnne", and "spine". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Spion", "Spitze", "spinnt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Spinne, spelled S-P-I-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleines achtbeiniges Tier, das häufig Fäden spinnt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Spinne fängt viele Insekten.
  2. Der Nutzen der Spinnen für den Menschen ist groß.

Synonyms

echteWebspinne

Antonyms

InsektMilbeSkorpion

This word in other languages

spider(English)araña(Español)araignée(Français)aranha(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psinne
  • sipnne
  • spine
  • spnine
  • sppinne
  • sspinne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spinne - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

psinne2sipnne2spine1spnine2sppinne1sspinne1
Edit distance from "Spinne"

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 "Spinne"?
"Spinne" is spelled S-P-I-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɪnə].
What does "Spinne" mean?
As a noun, "Spinne" means: kleines achtbeiniges Tier, das häufig Fäden spinnt
What words are commonly confused with "Spinne"?
"Spinne" is commonly confused with "Spion", "Spitze", "spinnt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spinne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spinne" is [ˈʃpɪnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spinne" come from?
"Spinne" 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 "Spinne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Sparte#13,943sticht#13,948Sigmar#13,941tapfer#13,958

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Thun6 variantsmint6 variantslach6 variantsKalk6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list