Spinner

[ˈʃpɪnɐ]

/[ˈʃpɪnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spinner” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,097. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,097
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die das Spinnen betreibt, in einer Spinnerei arbeitet, Garn herstellt

Corpus desk

Index DE-spinner · Spinner · German

Spinner · rank #9,097 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,097
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sonnenunterga…

Nearest frequency peer: Sonnenuntergang (-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 „Spinner“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spinner“ 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).

Spinner vs spinnt
57% similar
Spinner vs Spione
71% similar
Spinner vs Spitzer
71% similar

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

Key facts for Spinner
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpinner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɪnɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,097
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spinner“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spinnerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sonnenuntergang“ (#9,096), „Spritzen“ (#9,098), „Shakespeare“ (#9,095). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spinner“ bei #9,097. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Spinner (IPA [ˈʃpɪnɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,097 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spinner, with forms such as "psinner", "sipnner", and "spinenr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "spinnt", "Spione", "Spitzer", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Spinner, spelled S-P-I-N-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die das Spinnen betreibt, in einer Spinnerei arbeitet, Garn herstellt
  2. 2
    Person, die unsinnige Gedanken, Vorstellungen hat, äußert
  3. 3
    Person, die Lügen erzählt und dadurch auch Intrigen "strickt" beziehungsweise "spinnt"
  4. 4
    löffel- oder weidenblattförmiger, auf einer Stahldrahtachse rotierender künstlicher Angelköder
  5. 5
    Nachtfalter aus unterschiedlichen Familien, deren Raupen sich in dicht gesponnenen Kokons verpuppen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Spinner arbeitet in einer Firma, die Garn für Textilien herstellt.
  2. Alle halten ihn für einen Spinner.

Synonyms

WirrkopfPseudologeKauzNarrNärrinWitzboldFantastSonderlingUnikumLügnerintriganter Typfliegender Löffel

Antonyms

BlinkerWobbler

This word in other languages

loon(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psinner
  • sipnner
  • spinenr
  • spiner
  • spinnerr
  • spinnre
  • spniner
  • sppinner
  • sspinner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psinner2sipnner2spinenr2spiner1spinnerr1spinnre2spniner2sppinner1
Edit distance from "Spinner"

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 "Spinner"?
"Spinner" is spelled S-P-I-N-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɪnɐ].
What does "Spinner" mean?
As a noun, "Spinner" means: Person, die das Spinnen betreibt, in einer Spinnerei arbeitet, Garn herstellt
What words are commonly confused with "Spinner"?
"Spinner" is commonly confused with "spinnt", "Spione", "Spitzer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spinner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spinner" is [ˈʃpɪnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spinner" come from?
"Spinner" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Spinner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

strenge#9,101Schulze#9,089schenkt#9,084Vitamin#9,116

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

wahres9 variantsPeters9 variantsAllerlei9 variantsKläger9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list