Spital

[ʃpiˈtaːl]

/[ʃpiˈtaːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Spital” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,487. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,487
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebäude oder Gebäudekomplex, in dem Kranke behandelt oder beherbergt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-spital · Spital · German

Spital · rank #13,487 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,487
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spionage

Nearest frequency peer: Spionage (-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 „Spital“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spital“ 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).

Spital vs spitz
50% similar
Spital vs Spitze
67% similar
Spital vs spitzt
50% similar

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

Key facts for Spital
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpital
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpiˈtaːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,487
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spital“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spitalliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Spionage“ (#13,486), „spoiler“ (#13,488), „Spielfeld“ (#13,485). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spital“ bei #13,487. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Spital (IPA [ʃpiˈtaːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,487 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gebäude oder Gebäudekomplex, in dem Kranke behandelt oder beherbergt werden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spital, with forms such as "psital", "siptal", and "spiatl". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "spitz", "Spitze", "spitzt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Spital, spelled S-P-I-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebäude oder Gebäudekomplex, in dem Kranke behandelt oder beherbergt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Niemand liegt gerne im Spital.
  2. „So blieb ich noch zu einem guten Gabelfrühstück im Spital und fuhr dann mit dem Sanitätsomnibus auf den Nordwestbahnhof.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psital
  • siptal
  • spiatl
  • spitall
  • spitla
  • spittal
  • sppital
  • sptial
  • sspital

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spital - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

psital2siptal2spiatl2spitall1spitla2spittal1sppital1sptial2
Edit distance from "Spital"

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 "Spital"?
"Spital" is spelled S-P-I-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpiˈtaːl].
What does "Spital" mean?
As a noun, "Spital" means: Gebäude oder Gebäudekomplex, in dem Kranke behandelt oder beherbergt werden
What words are commonly confused with "Spital"?
"Spital" is commonly confused with "spitz", "Spitze", "spitzt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spital"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spital" is [ʃpiˈtaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spital" come from?
"Spital" 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 "Spital", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list