Substanz

[zʊpˈstant͡s]

/[zʊpˈstant͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Substanz” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,236
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stoff, Materie (fest, flüssig oder gasförmig)

Corpus desk

Index DE-substanz · Substanz · German

Substanz · rank #7,236 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,236
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH stillen

Nearest frequency peer: stillen (-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 „Substanz“

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

corpus weight

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

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).

Substanz vs Substanzen
80% similar

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

Key facts for Substanz
PropertyValue
HeadwordSubstanz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zʊpˈstant͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,236
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Substanz“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „stillen“ (#7,235), „Suppe“ (#7,237), „Steiermark“ (#7,234). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Substanz“ bei #7,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Substanz (IPA [zʊpˈstant͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,236 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Substanz, with forms such as "sbustanz", "ssubstanz", and "subbstanz". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Substanzen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Substanz, spelled S-U-B-S-T-A-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stoff, Materie (fest, flüssig oder gasförmig)
  2. 2
    wichtiger, zentraler Bestandteil einer Sache; mit Gründen untermauerter relevanter Inhalt
  3. 3
    materielle Grundlage (einer Person, eines Betriebs)
  4. 4
    das Wesen einer Sache

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich kann nicht erkennen, aus welchen Substanzen dieser Klumpen besteht.
  2. Die Substanz des Knorpels ist druckelastisch.

Antonyms

BeiwerkRenommeeRufAkzidens

This word in other languages

substance(English)sustancia(Español)substance(Français)substância(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbustanz
  • ssubstanz
  • subbstanz
  • subsatnz
  • subsstanz
  • substannz
  • substanzz
  • substazn
  • substnaz
  • substtanz
  • subtsanz
  • susbtanz
  • usbstanz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Substanz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sbustanz2ssubstanz1subbstanz1subsatnz2subsstanz1substannz1substanzz1substazn2
Edit distance from "Substanz"

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 "Substanz"?
"Substanz" is spelled S-U-B-S-T-A-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [zʊpˈstant͡s].
What does "Substanz" mean?
As a noun, "Substanz" means: Stoff, Materie (fest, flüssig oder gasförmig)
What words are commonly confused with "Substanz"?
"Substanz" is commonly confused with "Substanzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Substanz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Substanz" is [zʊpˈstant͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Substanz" come from?
"Substanz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tagsüber#7,239tägliche#7,240sprichst#7,231Umfragen#7,242

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

spazieren13 variantsVerzicht13 variantsPotential13 variantsangezogen13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list