spontane

[ʃpɔnˈtaːnə]

/[ʃpɔnˈtaːnə]/ adj

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The verdict

“spontane” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,793. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,793
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan

Corpus desk

Index DE-spontane · spontane · German

spontane · rank #12,793 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,793
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spiegeln

Nearest frequency peer: spiegeln (-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 „spontane“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „spontane“ 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).

spontane vs spontanen
89% similar
spontane vs spontaner
89% similar
spontane vs spontanes
89% similar

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

Key facts for spontane
PropertyValue
Headwordspontane
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃpɔnˈtaːnə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,793
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „spontane“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).spontaneliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „spiegeln“ (#12,792), „stellenweise“ (#12,794), „Sorgfalt“ (#12,791). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spontane“ bei #12,793. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around spontane (IPA [ʃpɔnˈtaːnə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,793 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for spontane, with forms such as "psontane", "sopntane", and "spnotane". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "spontanen", "spontaner", "spontanes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is spontane, spelled S-P-O-N-T-A-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psontane
  • sopntane
  • spnotane
  • sponatne
  • sponntane
  • spontaen
  • spontanne
  • spontnae
  • sponttane
  • spotnane
  • sppontane
  • sspontane

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psontane2sopntane2spnotane2sponatne2sponntane1spontaen2spontanne1spontnae2
Edit distance from "spontane"

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 "spontane"?
"spontane" is spelled S-P-O-N-T-A-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpɔnˈtaːnə].
What does "spontane" mean?
As an adjective, "spontane" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
What words are commonly confused with "spontane"?
"spontane" is commonly confused with "spontanen", "spontaner", "spontanes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "spontane"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spontane" is [ʃpɔnˈtaːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spontane" come from?
"spontane" 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 "spontane", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

spiegeln#12,792Sorgfalt#12,791Sekretär#12,789Strömung#12,799

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

strahlt12 variantsSchreck12 variantsTorhüter12 variantsNeubauten12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list