spreizen

[ˈʃpʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩]

/[ˈʃpʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“spreizen” is uncommon German (frequency #76,199 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,199
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - voneinander wegstrecken

Corpus desk

Index DE-spreizen · spreizen · German

spreizen · rank #76,199 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,199
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sprechweise

Nearest frequency peer: Sprechweise (-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 „spreizen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for spreizen
PropertyValue
Headwordspreizen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#76,199
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „spreizen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).spreizenfällt 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: „Sprechweise“ (#76,198), „Spritverbrauch“ (#76,200), „sprechend“ (#76,197). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spreizen“ bei #76,199. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spreizen is uncommon German at frequency #76,199 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈʃpʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for spreizen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is spreizen, spelled S-P-R-E-I-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    voneinander wegstrecken
  2. 2
    sich zieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es gelingt ihm nicht, die Beine zum Spagat zu spreizen.
  2. „Sie blickten mit männlichem Ernst in die Kamera und spreizten zwei Finger zum V-Zeichen.“

This word in other languages

spread(English)écarter(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 "spreizen"?
"spreizen" is spelled S-P-R-E-I-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩].
What does "spreizen" mean?
As a verb, "spreizen" means: voneinander wegstrecken
How do you pronounce "spreizen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spreizen" is [ˈʃpʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spreizen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stampfer#76,213Soldatin#76,183starrten#76,216stranden#76,232

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list