Spinnrad

[ˈʃpɪnˌʁaːt]

/[ˈʃpɪnˌʁaːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spinnrad” is uncommon German (frequency #96,289 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,289
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Hilfsmittel zur Verarbeitung von losen Fasern zu einem Faden

Corpus desk

Index DE-spinnrad · Spinnrad · German

Spinnrad · rank #96,289 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,289
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spins

Nearest frequency peer: spins (+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 „Spinnrad“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spinnrad
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpinnrad
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɪnˌʁaːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#96,289
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spinnrad“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Spinnradfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „spins“ (#96,290), „Spira“ (#96,291), „Spielmaterial“ (#96,286). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spinnrad“ bei #96,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spinnrad is uncommon German at frequency #96,289 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɪnˌʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Hilfsmittel zur Verarbeitung von losen Fasern zu einem Faden".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Spinnrad, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Spinnrad, spelled S-P-I-N-N-R-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Hilfsmittel zur Verarbeitung von losen Fasern zu einem Faden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Tochter setzte sich zu ihr nieder, nahm ihr Spinnrad und drehte den Faden so flink wie ein junges Mädchen.“
  2. „Von der Spinnradspule wurde das Wollgarn auf ein Holzgestell gefädelt, auf das Fädelholz, und dann auf Spulen in einem besonderen Spinnrad.“

This word in other languages

spinning wheel(English)rueca(Español)rouet(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 "Spinnrad"?
"Spinnrad" is spelled S-P-I-N-N-R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɪnˌʁaːt].
What does "Spinnrad" mean?
As a noun, "Spinnrad" means: ein Hilfsmittel zur Verarbeitung von losen Fasern zu einem Faden
How do you pronounce "Spinnrad"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spinnrad" is [ˈʃpɪnˌʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spinnrad" come from?
"Spinnrad" 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 "Spinnrad", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sprühten#96,296Spardose#96,279Stigmata#96,317Siebener#96,257

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list