spucken

[ˈʃpʊkn̩]

/[ˈʃpʊkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“spucken” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,074. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,074
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Speichel heftig aus dem Mund schleudern

Corpus desk

Index DE-spucken · spucken · German

spucken · rank #21,074 · 11 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,074
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Splitter

Nearest frequency peer: Splitter (-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 „spucken“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „spucken“ 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).

spucken vs suchen
71% similar
spucken vs Stücke
43% similar
spucken vs spüren
57% similar

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

Key facts for spucken
PropertyValue
Headwordspucken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpʊkn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,074
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „spucken“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Splitter“ (#21,073), „Steinbruch“ (#21,075), „Sparten“ (#21,072). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spucken“ bei #21,074. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around spucken (IPA [ˈʃpʊkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #21,074 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for spucken, with forms such as "psucken", "spcuken", and "sppucken". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "suchen", "Stücke", "spüren", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is spucken, spelled S-P-U-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Speichel heftig aus dem Mund schleudern
  2. 2
    kleine Objekte aus dem Mund schleudern
  3. 3
    Objekte schnell und heftig ausstoßen
  4. 4
    den Mageninhalt ruckartig entleeren; sich erbrechen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Peter spuckte auf den Boden.
  2. „Silver spuckte aufs Deck.“

Synonyms

speienauswürgensich erbrechenspeibenspeiensich übergebenvomierenbrechengöbelnkotzenreihern

Antonyms

saugen

This word in other languages

spit(English)escupir(Español)cracher(Français)cuspir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psucken
  • spcuken
  • sppucken
  • spuccken
  • spucekn
  • spuckenn
  • spuckken
  • spuckne
  • spukcen
  • sspucken
  • supcken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of spucken - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

psucken2spcuken2sppucken1spuccken1spucekn2spuckenn1spuckken1spuckne2
Edit distance from "spucken"

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 "spucken"?
"spucken" is spelled S-P-U-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpʊkn̩].
What does "spucken" mean?
As a verb, "spucken" means: Speichel heftig aus dem Mund schleudern
What words are commonly confused with "spucken"?
"spucken" is commonly confused with "suchen", "Stücke", "spüren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "spucken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spucken" is [ˈʃpʊkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spucken" come from?
"spucken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sparten#21,072stolzer#21,076streuen#21,078Toaster#21,086

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Splitter11 variantsTheresia11 variantsSinfonie11 variantsreports11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list