spitzem

[ˈʃpɪt͡sm̩]

/[ˈʃpɪt͡sm̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“spitzem” is uncommon German (frequency #58,316 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,316
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spitz

Corpus desk

Index DE-spitzem · spitzem · German

spitzem · rank #58,316 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,316
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spielstätten

Nearest frequency peer: Spielstätten (-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 „spitzem“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for spitzem
PropertyValue
Headwordspitzem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃpɪt͡sm̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,316
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „spitzem“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spielstätten“ (#58,315), „spurs“ (#58,317), „Spielmacher“ (#58,314). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spitzem“ bei #58,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spitzem is uncommon German at frequency #58,316 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpɪt͡sm̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for spitzem in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is spitzem, spelled S-P-I-T-Z-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spitz
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spitz

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 "spitzem"?
"spitzem" is spelled S-P-I-T-Z-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɪt͡sm̩].
What does "spitzem" mean?
As an adjective, "spitzem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spitz
How do you pronounce "spitzem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spitzem" is [ˈʃpɪt͡sm̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spitzem" come from?
"spitzem" 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 "spitzem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Sparren#58,308steinig#58,325Sketche#58,301Sturzes#58,336

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list