Hörspiel
[ˈhøːɐ̯ˌʃpiːl]
The verdict
“Hörspiel” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,735. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,735
- frequency rank, German
- 59,066
- “H” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ursprünglich dramatische Dichtung für den Hörfunk; heute auch auf anderen Medien wie Schallplatte und CD erhältlich
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hörspiel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈhøːɐ̯ˌʃpiːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #16,735 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hörspiel” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Hörspiel (IPA [ˈhøːɐ̯ˌʃpiːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,735 among 59,066 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ursprünglich dramatische Dichtung für den Hörfunk; heute auch auf anderen Medien wie Schallplatte und CD erhältlich".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hörspiel, with forms such as "hhörspiel", "hröspiel", and "hörpsiel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Hörspiele", "Hinspiel", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Hörspiel, spelled H-Ö-R-S-P-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1ursprünglich dramatische Dichtung für den Hörfunk; heute auch auf anderen Medien wie Schallplatte und CD erhältlich
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hhörspiel
- hröspiel
- hörpsiel
- hörrspiel
- hörsipel
- hörspeil
- hörspiell
- hörspile
- hörsppiel
- hörsspiel
- hösrpiel
- öhrspiel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hörspiel - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Hörspiel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-Ö-R-S-P-I-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhøːɐ̯ˌʃpiːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Hörspiele” - see the side-by-side comparison. Hörspiel vs Hörspiele
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.