spins

[spɪnz]

/[spɪnz]/ verb

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The verdict

“spins” is uncommon German (frequency #96,290 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,290
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spin

Corpus desk

Index DE-spins · spins · German

spins · rank #96,290 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,290
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spinnrad

Nearest frequency peer: Spinnrad (-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 „spins“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for spins
PropertyValue
Headwordspins
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[spɪnz]
Letters5
Frequency rank#96,290
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „spins“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.spinsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spinnrad“ (#96,289), „Spira“ (#96,291), „Sportjournalisten“ (#96,292). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spins“ bei #96,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spins is uncommon German at frequency #96,290 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [spɪnz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spin".

spins doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is spins, spelled S-P-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spin

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 "spins"?
"spins" is spelled S-P-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [spɪnz].
What does "spins" mean?
As a verb, "spins" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spin
How do you pronounce "spins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spins" is [spɪnz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spins" come from?
"spins" 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 "spins", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spira#96,291Squaw#96,299Sozia#96,272Snuff#96,267

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list