Spree

[ˈʃpʁeː]

/[ˈʃpʁeː]/ name

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The verdict

“Spree” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,175. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,175
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Fluss in Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-spree · Spree · German

Spree · rank #12,175 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,175
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sorgten

Nearest frequency peer: sorgten (-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 „Spree“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Spree vs Sure
60% similar
Spree vs Syrer
60% similar
Spree vs spüre
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Spree
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpree
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈʃpʁeː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,175
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spree“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Spreeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sorgten“ (#12,174), „Stadtwerke“ (#12,176), „Skulptur“ (#12,173). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spree“ bei #12,175. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Spree (IPA [ˈʃpʁeː]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,175 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Fluss in Deutschland".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spree, with forms such as "psree", "sppree", and "spre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sure", "Syrer", "spüre", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Spree, spelled S-P-R-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Fluss in Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Spree fließt durch Berlin.

This word in other languages

Spree(English)Spree(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psree
  • sppree
  • spre
  • sprree
  • srpee
  • sspree

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spree - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

psree2sppree1spre1sprree1srpee2sspree1
Edit distance from "Spree"

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 "Spree"?
"Spree" is spelled S-P-R-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁeː].
What does "Spree" mean?
As a proper noun, "Spree" means: ein Fluss in Deutschland
What words are commonly confused with "Spree"?
"Spree" is commonly confused with "Sure", "Syrer", "spüre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spree"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spree" is [ˈʃpʁeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spree" come from?
"Spree" 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 "Spree", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Söder#12,179Touch#12,184Trank#12,186which#12,204

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Sekt6 variantstown6 variantsNüsse6 variantsNerv6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list