Spund
[ʃpʊnt]
The verdict
“Spund” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zapfen, mit dem die Öffnung eines Fasses (Spundloch) verschlossen werden kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Spund |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʃpʊnt] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Spund” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Spund is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʃpʊnt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for Spund in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 Spund, spelled S-P-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1Zapfen, mit dem die Öffnung eines Fasses (Spundloch) verschlossen werden kann
- 2dünne Leiste an einem Brett, die in eine Vertiefung (Nut) eines anderen Bretts geführt wird und so die Bretter verbindet
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Spund”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-P-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʃpʊnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.