spüre

[ˈʃpyːʁə]

/[ˈʃpyːʁə]/ verb

The verdict

“spüre” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,758. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,758
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spüren

Corpus desk

Index DE-spure · spüre · German

spüre · rank #11,758 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,758
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 107,600
  • PHOTO-FINISH späte

Nearest frequency peer: späte (-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 “spüre”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “spüre” 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 May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

spüre vs sur
40% similar
spüre vs Sue
20% similar
spüre vs Sure
40% similar

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

Key facts for spüre
PropertyValue
Headwordspüre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃpyːʁə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,758
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “spüre” 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). spüre 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 7 spelling variants around spüre (IPA [ˈʃpyːʁə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,758 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for spüre, with forms such as "psüre", "sppüre", and "sprüe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sur", "Sue", "Sure", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 spüre, spelled S-P-Ü-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spüren
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spüren
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spüren
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spüren

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psüre
  • sppüre
  • sprüe
  • spüer
  • spürre
  • sspüre
  • süpre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of spüre - 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.

psüre2sppüre1sprüe2spüer2spürre1sspüre1süpre2
Edit distance from "spüre"

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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spüre"?
"spüre" is spelled S-P-Ü-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpyːʁə].
What does "spüre" mean?
As a verb, "spüre" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs spüren
What words are commonly confused with "spüre"?
"spüre" is commonly confused with "sur", "Sue", "Sure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "spüre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spüre" is [ˈʃpyːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spüre" come from?
"spüre" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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