erspielen
[ɛɐ̯ˈʃpiːlən]
The verdict
“erspielen” is uncommon German (frequency #53,661 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,661
- frequency rank, German
- 57,060
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas durch spielen erhalten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erspielen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛɐ̯ˈʃpiːlən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #53,661 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erspielen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
erspielen is uncommon German at frequency #53,661 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛɐ̯ˈʃpiːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas durch spielen erhalten".
erspielen has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is erspielen, spelled E-R-S-P-I-E-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas durch spielen erhalten
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.
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Using “erspielen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-R-S-P-I-E-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛɐ̯ˈʃpiːlən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.