spotten
[ˈʃpɔtn̩]
The verdict
“spotten” is an uncommon German word, ranked #59,201 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #59,201
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich über jemanden lustig machen, Spott äußern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | spotten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʃpɔtn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #59,201 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “spotten” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for spotten is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpɔtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,201 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for spotten in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is spotten, spelled S-P-O-T-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich über jemanden lustig machen, Spott äußern
- 2etwas als unwichtig abtun, etwas nicht weiter beachten
- 3(in Bezug auf Sachen, Vorkommnisse, Vorgänge und Ähnliches) von etwas nicht ergriffen/umfasst werden, nicht Gegenstand von etwas sein
- 4(von Vögeln) Laute nachahmen, die in der Umwelt vorkommen
This word in other languages
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 “spotten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-P-O-T-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈʃpɔtn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.