Spionen

[ʃpiˈoːnən]

/[ʃpiˈoːnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spionen” is uncommon German (frequency #60,093 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,093
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spion

Corpus desk

Index DE-spionen · Spionen · German

Spionen · rank #60,093 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,093
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spielzüge

Nearest frequency peer: Spielzüge (-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 „Spionen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spionen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpionen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpiˈoːnən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,093
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spionen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spielzüge“ (#60,092), „Sporthallen“ (#60,094), „Spielprinzip“ (#60,091). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spionen“ bei #60,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spionen is uncommon German at frequency #60,093 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃpiˈoːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spion".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Spionen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Spionen, spelled S-P-I-O-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spion

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 "Spionen"?
"Spionen" is spelled S-P-I-O-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpiˈoːnən].
What does "Spionen" mean?
As a noun, "Spionen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spion
How do you pronounce "Spionen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spionen" is [ʃpiˈoːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spionen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Selters#60,072segnete#60,067Tatorte#60,135schielt#60,037

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list