Spanne
\ˈʃpanə\
The verdict
“Spanne” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abréviation de Handspanne : Empan, unité de longueur.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Spanne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʃpanə\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Spanne” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Spanne is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈʃpanə\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Spanne has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Spanne, spelled S-P-A-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Abréviation de Handspanne : Empan, unité de longueur.
- 2Abréviation de Zeitspanne : Intervalle, laps de temps normalement petit ; période, durée entre deux événements proches.
- 3Distance entre deux points, interstice, (petite) longueur.
- 4Intervalle, différence, écart, marge, la gamme, fourchette entre deux valeurs.
- 5Intervalle, différence, écart, marge, la gamme, fourchette entre deux valeurs.
- 6Intervalle, différence, écart, marge, la gamme, fourchette entre deux valeurs.
- 7Intervalle, différence, écart, marge, la gamme, fourchette entre deux valeurs.
- 8Intervalle, différence, écart, marge, la gamme, fourchette entre deux valeurs.
- 9Intervalle, différence, écart, marge, la gamme, fourchette entre deux valeurs.
- 10: étendue, gamme, éventail, domaine en tout genre.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Spanne”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-P-A-N-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈʃpanə\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.