Spülmittel

[ˈʃpyːlˌmɪtl̩]

/[ˈʃpyːlˌmɪtl̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Spülmittel” is uncommon German (frequency #67,726 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,726
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist flüssige, seltener feste Substanzen, die in der Regel dem Abwaschwasser beim Spülen von Geschirr hinzugefügt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-spulmittel · Spülmittel · German

Spülmittel · rank #67,726 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,726
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sprösslinge

Nearest frequency peer: Sprösslinge (-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 „Spülmittel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spülmittel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpülmittel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpyːlˌmɪtl̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,726
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spülmittel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Spülmittelfällt 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: „Sprösslinge“ (#67,725), „SRS“ (#67,727), „Sprachwissenschaftler“ (#67,724). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spülmittel“ bei #67,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spülmittel is uncommon German at frequency #67,726 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpyːlˌmɪtl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "meist flüssige, seltener feste Substanzen, die in der Regel dem Abwaschwasser beim Spülen von Geschirr hinzugefügt werden".

Spülmittel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Spülmittel, spelled S-P-Ü-L-M-I-T-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist flüssige, seltener feste Substanzen, die in der Regel dem Abwaschwasser beim Spülen von Geschirr hinzugefügt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Alle Spülmittel, die bei manuellen Reinigungsverfahren verwendet werden, sind Neutralreiniger.“
  2. „Der Junge kommt wieder herein, gibt Spülmittel hinzu, streift sich ein Paar Einweghandschuhe über und beginnt, die Teegläschen einzuschäumen.“

Synonyms

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 "Spülmittel"?
"Spülmittel" is spelled S-P-Ü-L-M-I-T-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpyːlˌmɪtl̩].
What does "Spülmittel" mean?
As a noun, "Spülmittel" means: meist flüssige, seltener feste Substanzen, die in der Regel dem Abwaschwasser beim Spülen von Geschirr hinzugefügt werden
How do you pronounce "Spülmittel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spülmittel" is [ˈʃpyːlˌmɪtl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spülmittel" come from?
"Spülmittel" 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 "Spülmittel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list