spontaner

/[ʃpɔnˈtaːnɐ]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,312

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

spontaner is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan Pronounced [ʃpɔnˈtaːnɐ]. Often confused with spontanes and spontan.

Key facts for spontaner
PropertyValue
Headwordspontaner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ʃpɔnˈtaːnɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,312
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of spontaner in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for spontaner is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃpɔnˈtaːnɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,312 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for spontaner, with forms such as "psontaner", "sopntaner", and "spnotaner". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "spontanes", "spontan", "spontane", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is spontaner, spelled S-P-O-N-T-A-N-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: psontaner,sopntaner,spnotaner,sponatner,sponntaner,spontaenr,spontanerr,spontanner,spontanre,spontnaer,sponttaner,spotnaner,sppontaner,sspontaner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for spontaner

Misspelling Variants of "spontaner"

psontaner9sopntaner9spnotaner9sponatner9sponntaner10spontaenr9spontanerr10spontanner10
Misspelling Variants of "spontaner"

Frequency rank: #33,312 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spontaner"?
"spontaner" is spelled S-P-O-N-T-A-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpɔnˈtaːnɐ].
What does "spontaner" mean?
As an adj, "spontaner" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs spontan
What words are commonly confused with "spontaner"?
"spontaner" is commonly confused with "spontanes", "spontan", "spontane". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "spontaner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spontaner" is [ʃpɔnˈtaːnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spontaner" come from?
"spontaner" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.