Spiralen

[ʃpiˈʁaːlən]

/[ʃpiˈʁaːlən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spiralen” is uncommon German (frequency #64,723 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,723
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-spiralen · Spiralen · German

Spiralen · rank #64,723 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,723
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spitzenplatz

Nearest frequency peer: Spitzenplatz (+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 „Spiralen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spiralen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpiralen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpiˈʁaːlən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,723
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spiralen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spitzenplatz“ (#64,724), „Spielvereinigung“ (#64,721), „splittern“ (#64,725). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spiralen“ bei #64,723. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spiralen is uncommon German at frequency #64,723 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃpiˈʁaːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Spiralen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Spiralen, spelled S-P-I-R-A-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spirale
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Spirale
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spirale
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Spirale

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 "Spiralen"?
"Spiralen" is spelled S-P-I-R-A-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpiˈʁaːlən].
What does "Spiralen" mean?
As a noun, "Spiralen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spirale
How do you pronounce "Spiralen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spiralen" is [ʃpiˈʁaːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spiralen" come from?
"Spiralen" 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 "Spiralen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

springst#64,730scuderia#64,695schänden#64,693Subjekts#64,753

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list