Doppelspiel
[ˈdɔpl̩ˌʃpiːl]
The verdict
“Doppelspiel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unehrliches Verhalten zur Täuschung des Gegenspielers
Corpus desk
Index DE-doppelspiel · Doppelspiel · German
Doppelspiel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | Doppelspiel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɔpl̩ˌʃpiːl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Doppelspiel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Doppelspiel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɔpl̩ˌʃpiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Doppelspiel, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Doppelspiel, spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-S-P-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1unehrliches Verhalten zur Täuschung des Gegenspielers
- 2Zusammenspiel von zwei Personen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Doppelspiel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der japanische Botschafter in London war ebenfalls misstrauisch und berichtete, die Engländer spielten ihr übliches Doppelspiel.“
„Diokletian gab sich alle Mühe, sein Doppelspiel zu legitimieren.“
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.