surface
[ˈsɜːfɨs]
The verdict
“surface” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #22,161 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,161
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Oberfläche, Fläche, Außenseite
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | surface |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsɜːfɨs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #22,161 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “surface” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for surface is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsɜːfɨs]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,161 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Oberfläche, Fläche, Außenseite".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for surface, with forms such as "sruface", "ssurface", and "sufrace". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is surface, spelled S-U-R-F-A-C-E.
Definition
- 1Oberfläche, Fläche, Außenseite
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: sruface,ssurface,sufrace,surafce,surfacce,surfaec,surfcae,surfface,surrface,usrface
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of surface - 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.
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.
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Using “surface”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-U-R-F-A-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsɜːfɨs] (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.