Fair Play
[ˈfɛːɐ̯plɛɪ̯]
The verdict
“Fair Play” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Regeln befolgendes, faires Spiel
Corpus desk
Index DE-fair-play · Fair Play · German
Fair Play · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Fair Play |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛːɐ̯plɛɪ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fair Play“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fair Play is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛːɐ̯plɛɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Fair Play doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fair Play, spelled F-A-I-R- -P-L-A-Y.
Definition
- 1die Regeln befolgendes, faires Spiel
- 2ehrbares, schickliches Verhalten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fair Play appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die sieglose Mannschaft gewann dank ihres Fair Play die Sympathie des Publikums.
Im Gedanken des Fair Play entschuldigte sich der Stürmer nach dem Zusammenstoß mit dem Torwart.
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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.