Spülbecken

[ˈʃpyːlˌbɛkn̩]

/[ˈʃpyːlˌbɛkn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spülbecken” is uncommon German (frequency #89,604 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,604
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Becken zum Geschirrspülen

Corpus desk

Index DE-spulbecken · Spülbecken · German

Spülbecken · rank #89,604 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,604
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Späti

Nearest frequency peer: Späti (-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 „Spülbecken“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spülbecken
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpülbecken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpyːlˌbɛkn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,604
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spülbecken“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Späti“ (#89,603), „squirting“ (#89,605), „späterem“ (#89,602). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spülbecken“ bei #89,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spülbecken is uncommon German at frequency #89,604 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpyːlˌbɛkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Becken zum Geschirrspülen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Spülbecken in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Spülbecken, spelled S-P-Ü-L-B-E-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Becken zum Geschirrspülen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er spült das Glas und stellt es kopfüber neben das Spülbecken.“
  2. „Sie stellt den Filter ins Spülbecken, nimmt einen Becher aus dem Schrank und schenkt sich ein.“

This word in other languages

sink(English)évier(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 "Spülbecken"?
"Spülbecken" is spelled S-P-Ü-L-B-E-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpyːlˌbɛkn̩].
What does "Spülbecken" mean?
As a noun, "Spülbecken" means: Becken zum Geschirrspülen
How do you pronounce "Spülbecken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spülbecken" is [ˈʃpyːlˌbɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spülbecken" come from?
"Spülbecken" 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 "Spülbecken", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Speckstein#89,596Staubwolke#89,615Steueroase#89,619stinkender#89,621

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list