Spinnereien

[ʃpɪnəˈʁaɪ̯ən]

/[ʃpɪnəˈʁaɪ̯ən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spinnereien” is uncommon German (frequency #85,870 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,870
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spinnerei

Key facts for Spinnereien
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpinnereien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpɪnəˈʁaɪ̯ən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,870
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Spinnereien” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Spinnereien lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spinnereien is uncommon German at frequency #85,870 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃpɪnəˈʁaɪ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Spinnereien in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Spinnereien, spelled S-P-I-N-N-E-R-E-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spinnerei
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Spinnerei
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spinnerei
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Spinnerei

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 "Spinnereien"?
"Spinnereien" is spelled S-P-I-N-N-E-R-E-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpɪnəˈʁaɪ̯ən].
What does "Spinnereien" mean?
As a noun, "Spinnereien" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spinnerei
How do you pronounce "Spinnereien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spinnereien" is [ʃpɪnəˈʁaɪ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spinnereien" come from?
"Spinnereien" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Spinnereien”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-I-N-N-E-R-E-I-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʃpɪnəˈʁaɪ̯ən] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list