Eröffnungsspiel
[ɛɐ̯ˈʔœfnʊŋsˌʃpiːl]
The verdict
“Eröffnungsspiel” is uncommon German (frequency #52,068 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,068
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - erstes Spiel bei einem Turnier, in einer Spielsaison
Corpus desk
Index DE-eroffnungsspiel · Eröffnungsspiel · German
Eröffnungsspiel · rank #52,068 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,068
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 57,060
- PHOTO-FINISH ersetzbar
Nearest frequency peer: ersetzbar (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Eröffnungsspiel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- erforschte
erforschte
47,938 corpus weight
- Erkrath
Erkrath
47,937 corpus weight
- erprobten
erprobten
47,935 corpus weight
- ersetzbar
ersetzbar
47,934 corpus weight
- Eröffnungss…
Eröffnungsspiel
47,933 corpus weight
- extrahiert
extrahiert
47,930 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Eröffnungsspiel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Eröffnungsspiel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈʔœfnʊŋsˌʃpiːl] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #52,068 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Eröffnungsspiel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Eröffnungsspiel is uncommon German at frequency #52,068 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʔœfnʊŋsˌʃpiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erstes Spiel bei einem Turnier, in einer Spielsaison".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Eröffnungsspiel in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Eröffnungsspiel, spelled E-R-Ö-F-F-N-U-N-G-S-S-P-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1erstes Spiel bei einem Turnier, in einer Spielsaison
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Eröffnungsspiel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.