Basketballer

[ˈbaːskətˌbalɐ]

/[ˈbaːskətˌbalɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Basketballer” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,237. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,237
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sportler, der das Basketballspiel ausübt

Corpus desk

Index DE-basketballer · Basketballer · German

Basketballer · rank #47,237 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #47,237
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH barrierefreien

Nearest frequency peer: barrierefreien (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Basketballer“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Basketballer“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Basketballer vs basketball
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Basketballer
PropertyValue
HeadwordBasketballer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbaːskətˌbalɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#47,237
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Basketballer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Basketballerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „barrierefreien“ (#47,236), „Bastler“ (#47,238), „Bakterium“ (#47,235). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Basketballer“ bei #47,237. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Basketballer (IPA [ˈbaːskətˌbalɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,237 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sportler, der das Basketballspiel ausübt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Basketballer, with forms such as "absketballer", "baksetballer", and "basektballer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "basketball", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Basketballer, spelled B-A-S-K-E-T-B-A-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sportler, der das Basketballspiel ausübt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Basketballer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nach einer schnellen Drehung konnte der Basketballer den Ball im Korb versenken.
  2. „Der US-amerikanische Basketballer Zeke Upshaw ist nach einem Zusammenbruch in einer NBA-G-Partie gestorben.“

Synonyms

BasketballspielerKorbballspieler

This word in other languages

basketball player(English)basketteur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • absketballer
  • baksetballer
  • basektballer
  • baskebtaller
  • basketabller
  • basketbalelr
  • basketbaler
  • basketballerr
  • basketballre
  • basketbballer
  • basketblaler
  • baskettballer
  • baskketballer
  • baskteballer
  • bassketballer
  • bbasketballer
  • bsaketballer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Basketballer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

absketballer2baksetballer2basektballer2baskebtaller2basketabller2basketbalelr2basketbaler1basketballerr1
Edit distance from "Basketballer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Basketballer"?
"Basketballer" is spelled B-A-S-K-E-T-B-A-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbaːskətˌbalɐ].
What does "Basketballer" mean?
As a noun, "Basketballer" means: Sportler, der das Basketballspiel ausübt
What words are commonly confused with "Basketballer"?
"Basketballer" is commonly confused with "basketball". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Basketballer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Basketballer" is [ˈbaːskətˌbalɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Basketballer" come from?
"Basketballer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Basketballer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ausgeblieben#47,227Augenkontakt#47,224Arbeitsklima#47,217antideutsche#47,213

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

beispiellosen17 variantsBeweggründen17 variantsbeweglicher17 variantsallenthalben17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list