SpielerinvsSpielersConfusable pair

Which to use

“Spielerin” and “Spielers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,317
“Spielerin” frequency rank
#21,435
“Spielers” frequency rank
44752
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Spielerin Spielers
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. Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Spieler

Where the eye mixes Spielerin and Spielers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Spielerin runs 9 letters (CCVVCVCVC) against Spielers's 8 (CCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Spielerin
8 ch
Spielers

Visual trap between Spielerin and Spielers

A purely visual mix-up. Spielerin ([ˈʃpiːləʁɪn]) and Spielers ([ˈʃpiːlɐs]) 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 44752, 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]. Spielers is at rank #21,435, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpiːlɐs].

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 44752, this pair ranks #1,375,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Spielerin vs Spielers

Shared letters: eilprs. Private to "Spielerin": n. Private to "Spielers": -.

"Spielerin" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCVCVC  ·  "Spielers" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Spielerin ← psielerin · sipelerin · speilerin · spieelrin · spieleirn · spielerinn · spielerni · spielerrin
  • Spielers ← psielers · sipelers · speilers · spieelrs · spielerrs · spielerss · spielesr · spiellers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Spielerin" for "Spielers" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃpiːləʁɪn] versus [ˈʃpiːlɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Spielerin" or "Spielers"?
"Spielers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,435 in our German list, against #23,317 for "Spielerin". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Spielerin" and "Spielers" 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 "Spielers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,375,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Spielerin" and "Spielers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Siegers vs Spielers". 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 #1,375,925 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list