Spraydose

[ˈʃpʁɛɪ̯ˌdoːzə]

/[ˈʃpʁɛɪ̯ˌdoːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spraydose” is uncommon German (frequency #99,115 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,115
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist metallenes Behältnis, in dem sich eine Flüssigkeit befindet, die man durch Drücken versprühen kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-spraydose · Spraydose · German

Spraydose · rank #99,115 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,115
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sprachphiloso…

Nearest frequency peer: Sprachphilosophie (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Spraydose“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Spraydose“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spraydose
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpraydose
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpʁɛɪ̯ˌdoːzə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,115
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spraydose“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Spraydosefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sprachphilosophie“ (#99,114), „Springerstiefel“ (#99,116), „Sprachgefühl“ (#99,113). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spraydose“ bei #99,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spraydose is uncommon German at frequency #99,115 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpʁɛɪ̯ˌdoːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "meist metallenes Behältnis, in dem sich eine Flüssigkeit befindet, die man durch Drücken versprühen kann".

Zero misspellings are on record for Spraydose in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Spraydose, spelled S-P-R-A-Y-D-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist metallenes Behältnis, in dem sich eine Flüssigkeit befindet, die man durch Drücken versprühen kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der mutmaßliche Graffiti-Sprayer hatte einen Rucksack voller Spraydosen dabei.

Synonyms

Sprühdose

This word in other languages

bombe aérosol(Français)

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 "Spraydose"?
"Spraydose" is spelled S-P-R-A-Y-D-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁɛɪ̯ˌdoːzə].
What does "Spraydose" mean?
As a noun, "Spraydose" means: meist metallenes Behältnis, in dem sich eine Flüssigkeit befindet, die man durch Drücken versprühen kann
How do you pronounce "Spraydose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spraydose" is [ˈʃpʁɛɪ̯ˌdoːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spraydose" come from?
"Spraydose" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

splitting#99,111Stabsarzt#99,124Stadtroda#99,127simultane#99,093

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list