Talsperre

[ˈtaːlˌʃpɛʁə]

/[ˈtaːlˌʃpɛʁə]/ noun

The verdict

“Talsperre” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,492. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,492
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anlage, die aus einer Staumauer zur Absperrung eines Fließgewässers in Talbreite, einem Stausee und weiteren Einrichtungen besteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-talsperre · Talsperre · German

Talsperre · rank #41,492 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,492
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tageskarte

Nearest frequency peer: Tageskarte (-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 „Talsperre“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Talsperre“ 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 Talsperre
PropertyValue
HeadwordTalsperre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaːlˌʃpɛʁə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,492
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Talsperre“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Talsperreliegt 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: „Tageskarte“ (#41,491), „Tampa“ (#41,493), „Tabellenspitze“ (#41,490). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Talsperre“ bei #41,492. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Talsperre (IPA [ˈtaːlˌʃpɛʁə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,492 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Anlage, die aus einer Staumauer zur Absperrung eines Fließgewässers in Talbreite, einem Stausee und weiteren Einrichtungen besteht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Talsperre, with forms such as "atlsperre", "tallsperre", and "talpserre". 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 confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Talsperre, spelled T-A-L-S-P-E-R-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anlage, die aus einer Staumauer zur Absperrung eines Fließgewässers in Talbreite, einem Stausee und weiteren Einrichtungen besteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Am Mittwochvormittag wollen die Behörden prüfen, ob wieder mehr Wasser als bisher aus der Talsperre Spremberg in Richtung Cottbus ablaufen kann.
  2. Weil das Trinkwasser aus Talsperren ohnehin nie frei von Mikroorganismen ist, wird es entsprechend behandelt, meist mit Ozon und UV-Strahlung.

Synonyms

StauwerkStauanlage

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atlsperre
  • tallsperre
  • talpserre
  • talseprre
  • talspere
  • talsperer
  • talspperre
  • talsprere
  • talssperre
  • taslperre
  • tlasperre
  • ttalsperre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Talsperre - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atlsperre2tallsperre1talpserre2talseprre2talspere1talsperer2talspperre1talsprere2
Edit distance from "Talsperre"

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 "Talsperre"?
"Talsperre" is spelled T-A-L-S-P-E-R-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaːlˌʃpɛʁə].
What does "Talsperre" mean?
As a noun, "Talsperre" means: Anlage, die aus einer Staumauer zur Absperrung eines Fließgewässers in Talbreite, einem Stausee und weiteren Einrichtungen besteht
What are common misspellings of "Talsperre"?
Common misspellings include "atlsperre", "tallsperre", "talpserre", "talseprre", "talspere". The correct spelling is "Talsperre".
How do you pronounce "Talsperre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Talsperre" is [ˈtaːlˌʃpɛʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Talsperre" come from?
"Talsperre" 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 "Talsperre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list