Heimspiel

/[ˈhaɪ̯mˌʃpiːl]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,076

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Heimspiel is aGermannoun. It means: ein auf eigenem Platz oder in eigener Halle vor heimischem Publikum ausgetragener sportlicher Vergleich Pronounced [ˈhaɪ̯mˌʃpiːl]. It ranks #8,076 in German word frequency. Often confused with Hinspiel and Heimspiele.

Key facts for Heimspiel
PropertyValue
HeadwordHeimspiel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaɪ̯mˌʃpiːl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,076
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Heimspiel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Heimspiel is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaɪ̯mˌʃpiːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,076 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Heimspiel, with forms such as "ehimspiel", "heimmspiel", and "heimpsiel". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Hinspiel", "Heimspiele", "Heimspielen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Heimspiel, spelled H-E-I-M-S-P-I-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein auf eigenem Platz oder in eigener Halle vor heimischem Publikum ausgetragener sportlicher Vergleich
  2. 2
    auf Grund der gewohnten Umgebung und des in der Regel wohlgesonnenen heimischen Publikums angenehmer und durch diesen Heimvorteil besonders erfolgversprechender Auftritt
  3. 3
    Einzelspiel oder Gesellschaftsspiel, das daheim, in der eigenen Wohnung, praktiziert wird

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ehimspiel,heimmspiel,heimpsiel,heimsipel,heimspeil,heimspiell,heimspile,heimsppiel,heimsspiel,heismpiel,hemispiel,hheimspiel,hiemspiel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Heimspiel

Misspelling Variants of "Heimspiel"

ehimspiel9heimmspiel10heimpsiel9heimsipel9heimspeil9heimspiell10heimspile9heimsppiel10
Misspelling Variants of "Heimspiel"

Frequency rank: #8,076 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Heimspiel"?
"Heimspiel" is spelled H-E-I-M-S-P-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaɪ̯mˌʃpiːl].
What does "Heimspiel" mean?
As a noun, "Heimspiel" means: ein auf eigenem Platz oder in eigener Halle vor heimischem Publikum ausgetragener sportlicher Vergleich
What words are commonly confused with "Heimspiel"?
"Heimspiel" is commonly confused with "Hinspiel", "Heimspiele", "Heimspielen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Heimspiel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Heimspiel" is [ˈhaɪ̯mˌʃpiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Heimspiel" come from?
"Heimspiel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.