Spur

[ʃpuːɐ̯]

/[ʃpuːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spur” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,469. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,469
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hinweisgebende Hinterlassenschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-spur · Spur · German

Spur · rank #2,469 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,469
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH solcher

Nearest frequency peer: solcher (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Spur”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Spur” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Spur vs Sr
50% similar
Spur vs Süd
25% similar
Spur vs sur
50% similar

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

Key facts for Spur
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpuːɐ̯]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,469
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Spur” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Spur lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Spur (IPA [ʃpuːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,469 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spur, with forms such as "psur", "sppur", and "spru". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sr", "Süd", "sur", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Spur, spelled S-P-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    hinweisgebende Hinterlassenschaft
  2. 2
    durch Fortbewegung bewirkte Markierung auf dem Boden
  3. 3
    sehr kleine Menge
  4. 4
    fest vorgegebene Bahn einer Fortbewegung
  5. 5
    die Summe der Diagonalelemente einer Matrix

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Von den Einbrechern fehlt jede Spur.
  2. Die Spuren waren im Schnee gut sichtbar.

Synonyms

FährteGranHauchPriseBahnGleis

Antonyms

UnmengenUnmassen

This word in other languages

trace(English)rastro(Español)trace(Français)vestígio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psur
  • sppur
  • spru
  • spurr
  • sspur
  • supr

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spur - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

psur2sppur1spru2spurr1sspur1supr2
Edit distance from "Spur"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Spur"?
"Spur" is spelled S-P-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpuːɐ̯].
What does "Spur" mean?
As a noun, "Spur" means: hinweisgebende Hinterlassenschaft
What words are commonly confused with "Spur"?
"Spur" is commonly confused with "Sr", "Süd", "sur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spur" is [ʃpuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spur" come from?
"Spur" 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 "Spur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trug#2,471Mord#2,457Boot#2,490ewig#2,496

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

frag6 variantsMarke6 variantstraf6 variantswerd6 variants

What to do next

You've looked up "Spur". Here's where to go from here.

  • "Spur" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Sr". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,469 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list