Spionage

[ʃpioˈnaːʒə]

/[ʃpioˈnaːʒə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spionage” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,486. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,486
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beschaffung von geheimen Informationen von fremdem Organisationen, Staaten oder dergleichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-spionage · Spionage · German

Spionage · rank #13,486 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #13,486
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spielfeld

Nearest frequency peer: Spielfeld (-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 „Spionage“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spionage“ 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).

Spionage vs Spione
75% similar

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

Key facts for Spionage
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpionage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpioˈnaːʒə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,486
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spionage“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Spionageliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Spielfeld“ (#13,485), „Spital“ (#13,487), „Sizilien“ (#13,484). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spionage“ bei #13,486. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Spionage (IPA [ʃpioˈnaːʒə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,486 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Beschaffung von geheimen Informationen von fremdem Organisationen, Staaten oder dergleichen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spionage, with forms such as "psionage", "siponage", and "spinoage". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Spione", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Spionage, spelled S-P-I-O-N-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beschaffung von geheimen Informationen von fremdem Organisationen, Staaten oder dergleichen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In Turin wird der weltberühmte italienische Fallschirmspringer Giorgio Rinaldi unter dem Verdacht der Spionage festgenommen.“
  2. „In Norwegen wurden Jahnn und Harms der Spionage verdächtigt.“

Synonyms

Spionieren

This word in other languages

espionage(English)espionaje(Español)espionnage(Français)espionagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psionage
  • siponage
  • spinoage
  • spioange
  • spionaeg
  • spionagge
  • spiongae
  • spionnage
  • spoinage
  • sppionage
  • sspionage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psionage2siponage2spinoage2spioange2spionaeg2spionagge1spiongae2spionnage1
Edit distance from "Spionage"

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 "Spionage"?
"Spionage" is spelled S-P-I-O-N-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpioˈnaːʒə].
What does "Spionage" mean?
As a noun, "Spionage" means: Beschaffung von geheimen Informationen von fremdem Organisationen, Staaten oder dergleichen
What words are commonly confused with "Spionage"?
"Spionage" is commonly confused with "Spione". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spionage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spionage" is [ʃpioˈnaːʒə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spionage" come from?
"Spionage" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Sizilien#13,484Sexismus#13,480Trilogie#13,497Rotation#13,469

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

streams11 variantsWichser11 variantslocation11 variantsKrönung11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list