spoiler
[ˈspɔɪ̯lɐ]
The verdict
“spoiler” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,488 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #13,488
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spoilern
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | spoiler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈspɔɪ̯lɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #13,488 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “spoiler” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for spoiler is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈspɔɪ̯lɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,488 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for spoiler, with forms such as "psoiler", "sopiler", and "spioler". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Stoiber", "steiler", "Sportler", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is spoiler, spelled S-P-O-I-L-E-R.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spoilern
- 21. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spoilern
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: psoiler,sopiler,spioler,spoielr,spoilerr,spoiller,spoilre,spolier,sppoiler,sspoiler
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of spoiler - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “spoiler”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-P-O-I-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈspɔɪ̯lɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Stoiber” - see the side-by-side comparison. spoiler vs Stoiber
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.