Ballspiel
[ˈbalˌʃpiːl]
The verdict
“Ballspiel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Spiel, das mit einem Ball gespielt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-ballspiel · Ballspiel · German
Ballspiel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | Ballspiel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbalˌʃpiːl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ballspiel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ballspiel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbalˌʃpiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Spiel, das mit einem Ball gespielt wird".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ballspiel, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Ballspiel, spelled B-A-L-L-S-P-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein Spiel, das mit einem Ball gespielt wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ballspiel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei diesem Ballspiel darf man den Ball nicht mit der Hand berühren.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.