Spionin

[ˈʃpi̯oːnɪn]

/[ˈʃpi̯oːnɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spionin” is uncommon German (frequency #79,756 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,756
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weibliche Person, die als heimliche, unerkannte Beobachterin die gegnerische Seite auskundschaftet

Corpus desk

Index DE-spionin · Spionin · German

Spionin · rank #79,756 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,756
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spielekonsolen

Nearest frequency peer: Spielekonsolen (-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 „Spionin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spionin
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpionin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpi̯oːnɪn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,756
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spionin“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Spioninfällt 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: „Spielekonsolen“ (#79,755), „Spitzenpositionen“ (#79,757), „Spendenkonto“ (#79,753). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spionin“ bei #79,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spionin is uncommon German at frequency #79,756 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpi̯oːnɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die als heimliche, unerkannte Beobachterin die gegnerische Seite auskundschaftet".

No misspelling variants are generated for Spionin in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Spionin, spelled S-P-I-O-N-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die als heimliche, unerkannte Beobachterin die gegnerische Seite auskundschaftet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Selbst Zinat Mahal, die Lieblingsfrau des Großmoguls, betätigte sich als Spionin.“
  2. „Sie galt den finnischen Sicherheitsbehörden zwischenzeitlich als Spionin.“

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 "Spionin"?
"Spionin" is spelled S-P-I-O-N-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpi̯oːnɪn].
What does "Spionin" mean?
As a noun, "Spionin" means: weibliche Person, die als heimliche, unerkannte Beobachterin die gegnerische Seite auskundschaftet
How do you pronounce "Spionin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spionin" is [ˈʃpi̯oːnɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spionin" come from?
"Spionin" 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 "Spionin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Spaniel#79,749Slowene#79,733survive#79,800Talheim#79,810

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list