Doppelspiel
[ˈdɔpl̩ˌʃpiːl]
The verdict
“Doppelspiel” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unehrliches Verhalten zur Täuschung des Gegenspielers
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Doppelspiel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɔpl̩ˌʃpiːl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Doppelspiel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Doppelspiel is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɔpl̩ˌʃpiːl]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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.
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Using “Doppelspiel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-O-P-P-E-L-S-P-I-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdɔpl̩ˌʃpiːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.