spontanen

[ʃpɔnˈtaːnən]

/[ʃpɔnˈtaːnən]/ adj

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The verdict

“spontanen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,071. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,071
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-spontanen · spontanen · German

spontanen · rank #18,071 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,071
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spion

Nearest frequency peer: Spion (-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 „spontanen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „spontanen“ 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).

spontanen vs spontaner
89% similar
spontanen vs spontanes
89% similar
spontanen vs spontan
78% similar

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

Key facts for spontanen
PropertyValue
Headwordspontanen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʃpɔnˈtaːnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,071
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „spontanen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).spontanenliegt 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: „Spion“ (#18,070), „spülen“ (#18,072), „Spielplan“ (#18,069). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spontanen“ bei #18,071. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around spontanen (IPA [ʃpɔnˈtaːnən]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,071 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for spontanen, with forms such as "psontanen", "sopntanen", and "spnotanen". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "spontaner", "spontanes", "spontan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is spontanen, spelled S-P-O-N-T-A-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psontanen
  • sopntanen
  • spnotanen
  • sponatnen
  • sponntanen
  • spontaenn
  • spontanenn
  • spontannen
  • spontnaen
  • sponttanen
  • spotnanen
  • sppontanen
  • sspontanen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psontanen2sopntanen2spnotanen2sponatnen2sponntanen1spontaenn2spontanenn1spontannen1
Edit distance from "spontanen"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spielplan#18,069Steckdose#18,077Stichwahl#18,079schüttelt#18,057

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Startelf13 variantsSterling13 variantstierische13 variantsPicknick13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list