Speise
\ˈʃpaɪ̯.zə\
The verdict
“Speise” 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) - Plat, mets, nourriture.
Corpus desk
Index FR-speise · Speise · French
Speise · 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 | Speise |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈʃpaɪ̯.zə\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Speise is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈʃpaɪ̯.zə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Speise, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Speise, spelled S-P-E-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1Plat, mets, nourriture.
- 2Tout aliment solide.
- 3Dessert.
- 4Cellier.
- 5Buffet.
- 6Matériau de coulée pour fabriquer une cloche.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Speise appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sodbrennen entsteht, wenn Magensäure in die Speiseröhre aufsteigt und hier die Schleimhaut reizt - etwa nach dem Genuss üppiger Speisen.
Der geschnittene Beifuß ist ein leckeres und harmonisches Gewürz, wenn es darum geht, deftige und schwere Speisen zu verfeinern.
Antonyms
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.