Sportwagen

[ˈʃpɔʁtˌvaːɡn̩]

/[ˈʃpɔʁtˌvaːɡn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sportwagen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,414. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,414
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sportlicher PKW, PKW für eher sportliche Zwecke

Corpus desk

Index DE-sportwagen · Sportwagen · German

Sportwagen · rank #14,414 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,414
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Speyer

Nearest frequency peer: Speyer (-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 „Sportwagen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sportwagen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sportwagen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSportwagen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɔʁtˌvaːɡn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,414
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sportwagen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sportwagenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Speyer“ (#14,413), „Stadtzentrum“ (#14,415), „Sonnenbrille“ (#14,412). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sportwagen“ bei #14,414. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Sportwagen (IPA [ˈʃpɔʁtˌvaːɡn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,414 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sportwagen, with forms such as "psortwagen", "soprtwagen", and "sporrtwagen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sportwagen, spelled S-P-O-R-T-W-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sportlicher PKW, PKW für eher sportliche Zwecke
  2. 2
    leichter Kinderwagen für Kinder, die schon sitzen können

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sportwagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Mutter hatte damals von einer Freundin ›wahnsinnig preiswert‹ einen Sportwagen übernommen, und Leo war sehr empfindlich, wenn ihm irgend etwas als Angeberei ausgelegt werden konnte.“
  2. „Herr Müller fährt mit seinem neuen Sportwagen aus.“

Synonyms

Kindersportwagen

This word in other languages

sports car(English)voiture de sport(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psortwagen
  • soprtwagen
  • sporrtwagen
  • sportawgen
  • sporttwagen
  • sportwaegn
  • sportwagenn
  • sportwaggen
  • sportwagne
  • sportwgaen
  • sportwwagen
  • sporwtagen
  • spotrwagen
  • spportwagen
  • sprotwagen
  • ssportwagen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sportwagen - 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.

psortwagen2soprtwagen2sporrtwagen1sportawgen2sporttwagen1sportwaegn2sportwagenn1sportwaggen1
Edit distance from "Sportwagen"

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 "Sportwagen"?
"Sportwagen" is spelled S-P-O-R-T-W-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɔʁtˌvaːɡn̩].
What does "Sportwagen" mean?
As a noun, "Sportwagen" means: sportlicher PKW, PKW für eher sportliche Zwecke
What are common misspellings of "Sportwagen"?
Common misspellings include "psortwagen", "soprtwagen", "sporrtwagen", "sportawgen", "sporttwagen". The correct spelling is "Sportwagen".
How do you pronounce "Sportwagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sportwagen" is [ˈʃpɔʁtˌvaːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sportwagen" come from?
"Sportwagen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sportwagen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

thematisch16 variantsPopularität16 variantsvorgeführt16 variantsvorletzten16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list