Geisterspiel
German, noun/ˈɡaɪ̯stɐˌʃpiːl/
Geisterspiel is spelled G-E-I-S-T-E-R-S-P-I-E-L (12 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 168,023rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Geisterspiel is a German neuter noun meaning “game without any spectators (typically deliberately excluded as a consequence of prior violence or other violations)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(Fußball-/Handball-)Spiel, bei dem keine Zuschauer anwesend sind”.
What does Geisterspiel mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutergame without any spectators (typically deliberately excluded as a consequence of prior violence or other violations)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Fußball-/Handball-)Spiel, bei dem keine Zuschauer anwesend sind
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Geisterspiel
- Geisterspieles genitive
- Geisterspiels genitive
- Geisterspiele plural
- Geisterspielen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Geisterspiel?
- /ˈɡaɪ̯stɐˌʃpiːl/
- [ˈɡaɪ̯stɐˌʃpiːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Geisterspiel in German?
Geisterspiel appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).