spöttisch

[ˈʃpœtɪʃ]

/[ˈʃpœtɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“spöttisch” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,243. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,243
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spott in Sprache, Gestik und Mimik treibend

Corpus desk

Index DE-spottisch · spöttisch · German

spöttisch · rank #44,243 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,243
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spässe

Nearest frequency peer: Spässe (-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 „spöttisch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „spöttisch“ 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 spöttisch
PropertyValue
Headwordspöttisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃpœtɪʃ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,243
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „spöttisch“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).spöttischliegt 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: „Spässe“ (#44,242), „Stadtwerken“ (#44,244), „Springreiter“ (#44,241). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spöttisch“ bei #44,243. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around spöttisch (IPA [ˈʃpœtɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,243 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for spöttisch, with forms such as "psöttisch", "sppöttisch", and "sptötisch". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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. The correct German form is spöttisch, spelled S-P-Ö-T-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spott in Sprache, Gestik und Mimik treibend
  2. 2
    Spott in Sprache, Gestik und Mimik treibend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das ungewöhnliche, scharfe, spöttische Wort bringt seine Wirkung hervor.
  2. Ein bitter spöttischer Zug glitt um Judikas schön geschweifte, rote Lippen, als der Mann da vor ihr von einem Gewissen sprach.

Synonyms

höhnischmokantspitzspitzzüngig

Antonyms

ernsthaftfreundlichnachsichtigreizendverbindlichverständnisvoll

This word in other languages

mocking(English)burlón(Español)goguenard(Français)zombador(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psöttisch
  • sppöttisch
  • sptötisch
  • spötisch
  • spötitsch
  • spötticsh
  • spöttiscch
  • spöttischh
  • spöttishc
  • spöttissch
  • spöttsich
  • sspöttisch
  • söpttisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psöttisch2sppöttisch1sptötisch2spötisch1spötitsch2spötticsh2spöttiscch1spöttischh1
Edit distance from "spöttisch"

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 "spöttisch"?
"spöttisch" is spelled S-P-Ö-T-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpœtɪʃ].
What does "spöttisch" mean?
As an adjective, "spöttisch" means: Spott in Sprache, Gestik und Mimik treibend
What are common misspellings of "spöttisch"?
Common misspellings include "psöttisch", "sppöttisch", "sptötisch", "spötisch", "spötitsch". The correct spelling is "spöttisch".
How do you pronounce "spöttisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spöttisch" is [ˈʃpœtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spöttisch" come from?
"spöttisch" 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 "spöttisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Standorts#44,246Stickerei#44,251stinkende#44,254signierte#44,224

Similar misspelling depth

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

sprengte13 variantsspirituell13 variantsSüdhessen13 variantsschwitze13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list