Which to use
“Spielerin” and “Spielern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,317
- “Spielerin” frequency rank
- #5,313
- “Spielern” frequency rank
- 28630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Spielerin | Spielern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die in einem Ballsport gegen jemand anderen oder eine andere Mannschaft antritt; des Weiteren eine Frau, die an einem Brett-, Würfel, Kartenspiel oder einem ähnlichen Gesellschaftsspiel teilnimmt. | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spieler |
Where the eye mixes Spielerin and Spielern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Spielerin vs Spielern
A purely visual mix-up. Spielerin ([ˈʃpiːləʁɪn]) and Spielern ([ˈʃpiːlɐn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Spielerin is recorded at frequency rank #23,317, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpiːləʁɪn]. Spielern is at rank #5,313, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpiːlɐn].
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 28630, this pair ranks #1,781,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Spielerin vs Spielern
Shared letters: eilnprs. Private to "Spielerin": -. Private to "Spielern": -.
"Spielerin" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCVCVC · "Spielern" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Spielerin" and "Spielern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Spielerin" or "Spielern" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Spielerin" and "Spielern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Spielerin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Spielern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,781,360 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Spielerin" and "Spielern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Spielereien vs Spielerin". 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 #1,781,360 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.