speien
\ˈʃpaɪ̯ən\
The verdict
“speien” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Cracher.
Corpus desk
Index FR-speien · speien · French
speien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | speien |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃpaɪ̯ən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « speien » en français
Rare enough to double-check
speien is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃpaɪ̯ən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for speien in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is speien, spelled S-P-E-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Cracher.
- 2vomir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how speien appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Auf den Boden speien.
Sie spie ihm ins Gesicht.
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.