Spurensicherung

[ˈʃpuːʁənˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]

/[ˈʃpuːʁənˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spurensicherung” has 24 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,642. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,642
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
24
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorgang, an einem Tatort Täterspuren zu sichern

Corpus desk

Index DE-spurensicherung · Spurensicherung · German

Spurensicherung · rank #39,642 · 24 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,642
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 24 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spielstätte

Nearest frequency peer: Spielstätte (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Spurensicherung“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Spurensicherung“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spurensicherung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpurensicherung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpuːʁənˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]
Letters15
Frequency rank#39,642
Misspellings tracked24
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spurensicherung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spurensicherungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Spielstätte“ (#39,641), „Stadtwald“ (#39,643), „Spezialeinheiten“ (#39,640). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spurensicherung“ bei #39,642. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 24 spelling variants around Spurensicherung (IPA [ˈʃpuːʁənˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,642 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spurensicherung, with forms such as "psurensicherung", "sppurensicherung", and "spruensicherung". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Spurensicherung, spelled S-P-U-R-E-N-S-I-C-H-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorgang, an einem Tatort Täterspuren zu sichern
  2. 2
    Abteilung bei der Polizei, die für die Tatortarbeit zuständig ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zu der modernen Spurensicherung gehören unter anderem das Finden von Fingerabdrücken und DNA-Spuren.
  2. Die Spurensicherung fand am Tatort Spuren eines Kampfes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psurensicherung
  • sppurensicherung
  • spruensicherung
  • spuernsicherung
  • spurenischerung
  • spurennsicherung
  • spurensciherung
  • spurensiccherung
  • spurensicehrung
  • spurensichernug
  • spurensicherrung
  • spurensicherugn
  • spurensicherungg
  • spurensicherunng
  • spurensicheurng
  • spurensichherung
  • spurensichreung
  • spurensihcerung
  • spurenssicherung
  • spuresnicherung
  • spurnesicherung
  • spurrensicherung
  • sspurensicherung
  • suprensicherung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

psurensicherung2sppurensicherung1spruensicherung2spuernsicherung2spurenischerung2spurennsicherung1spurensciherung2spurensiccherung1
Edit distance from "Spurensicherung"

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 "Spurensicherung"?
"Spurensicherung" is spelled S-P-U-R-E-N-S-I-C-H-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpuːʁənˌzɪçəʁʊŋ].
What does "Spurensicherung" mean?
As a noun, "Spurensicherung" means: Vorgang, an einem Tatort Täterspuren zu sichern
What are common misspellings of "Spurensicherung"?
Common misspellings include "psurensicherung", "sppurensicherung", "spruensicherung", "spuernsicherung", "spurenischerung". The correct spelling is "Spurensicherung".
How do you pronounce "Spurensicherung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spurensicherung" is [ˈʃpuːʁənˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spurensicherung" come from?
"Spurensicherung" 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 "Spurensicherung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stigmatisierung#39,647völkerrechtlich#39,712Neuorientierung#39,546Maschinenfabrik#39,522

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (24 here; floor ≥5).

Spezialeinheiten24 variantsselbstkritisch24 variantsWassertemperatur24 variantszusammengebracht24 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list