Spanne
\ˈʃpanə\
The verdict
“Spanne” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abréviation de Handspanne : Empan, unité de longueur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-spanne · Spanne · French
Spanne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Spanne |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʃpanə\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Spanne is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʃpanə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Spanne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Etwa 20 bis 24 Zentimeter für Menschen ab 12 Jahren Alter (eigene Messreihe): die große Spanne ist die Länge zwischen dem ganz ausgespreizten Daumen und kleinem Finger.
Earl Rudolph “Bud” Powell zog in einem kurzen Leben eine immens lange Leuchtspur am Horizont des Jazz. Seine Karriere dauerte ein Vierteljahrhundert. Powell starb mit 41 Jahren. Die kurze Spanne genügte, um weit über das eigene Jahrhundert hinaus zu strahlen – als überragender Pianist.
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.