Harfenspieler
[ˈhaʁfn̩ˌʃpiːlɐ]
The verdict
“Harfenspieler” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die (professionell) Harfe spielt
Corpus desk
Index DE-harfenspieler · Harfenspieler · German
Harfenspieler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | Harfenspieler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhaʁfn̩ˌʃpiːlɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Harfenspieler“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Harfenspieler is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈhaʁfn̩ˌʃpiːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die (professionell) Harfe spielt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Harfenspieler in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Harfenspieler, spelled H-A-R-F-E-N-S-P-I-E-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die (professionell) Harfe spielt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Harfenspieler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir lauschten ergriffen einem Harfenspieler.
„Der irische Harfenspieler und Komponist wurde 1670 als Sohn einfacher Bauern geboren.“
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.