Which to use
“Mitspieler” and “Mitspielern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,877
- “Mitspieler” frequency rank
- #40,091
- “Mitspielern” frequency rank
- 54968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mitspieler | Mitspielern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | derjenige, der an einem Sport-, Gesellschafts- oder sonstigen Spiel aktiv teilnimmt | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Mitspieler |
Where the eye mixes Mitspieler and Mitspielern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Mitspieler runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against Mitspielern's 11 (CVCCCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Mitspieler vs Mitspielern
A purely visual mix-up. Mitspieler ([ˈmɪtˌʃpiːlɐ]) and Mitspielern ([ˈmɪtˌʃpiːlɐn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Mitspieler” sits inside “Mitspielern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mitspieler is recorded at frequency rank #14,877, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪtˌʃpiːlɐ]. Mitspielern is at rank #40,091, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɪtˌʃpiːlɐn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 54968, this pair ranks #997,855 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mitspieler vs Mitspielern
Shared letters: eilmprst. Private to "Mitspieler": -. Private to "Mitspielern": n.
"Mitspieler" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "Mitspielern" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mitspieler ← imtspieler · mistpieler · mitpsieler · mitsipeler · mitspeiler · mitspieelr · mitspielerr · mitspieller
- Mitspielern ← imtspielern · mistpielern · mitpsielern · mitsipelern · mitspeilern · mitspieelrn · mitspielenr · mitspielernn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mitspieler" and "Mitspielern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Mitspieler" or "Mitspielern" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mitspieler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mitspielern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #997,855 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mitspieler" and "Mitspielern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mitspielen vs Mitspielern". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #997,855 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.