Foulspiel

[ˈfaʊ̯lˌʃpiːl]

/[ˈfaʊ̯lˌʃpiːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Foulspiel” is uncommon German (frequency #99,812 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,812
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - regelwidrige Handlung

Corpus desk

Index DE-foulspiel · Foulspiel · German

Foulspiel · rank #99,812 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,812
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Frauenkörper

Nearest frequency peer: Frauenkörper (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Foulspiel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Foulspiel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Foulspiel
PropertyValue
HeadwordFoulspiel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfaʊ̯lˌʃpiːl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,812
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Foulspiel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Foulspielfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Frauenkörper“ (#99,813), „Frauenzeitschriften“ (#99,814), „freigekauft“ (#99,815). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Foulspiel“ bei #99,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Foulspiel is uncommon German at frequency #99,812 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaʊ̯lˌʃpiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "regelwidrige Handlung".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Foulspiel in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Foulspiel, spelled F-O-U-L-S-P-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    regelwidrige Handlung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Foulspiel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Schiedsrichter sah kein Foulspiel und somit wurde der Elfmeter nicht gegeben.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Foulspiel"?
"Foulspiel" is spelled F-O-U-L-S-P-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfaʊ̯lˌʃpiːl].
What does "Foulspiel" mean?
As a noun, "Foulspiel" means: regelwidrige Handlung
How do you pronounce "Foulspiel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Foulspiel" is [ˈfaʊ̯lˌʃpiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Foulspiel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Foulspiel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Forstwirt#99,807Formulars#99,805Freitagen#99,819friesisch#99,821

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list