keine Rolle spielen
[ˈkaɪ̯nə ˈʁɔlə ˈʃpiːlən]
The verdict
“keine Rolle spielen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unbedeutend sein, keine Bedeutung habend, nicht relevant, bedeutungslos sein
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | keine Rolle spielen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈkaɪ̯nə ˈʁɔlə ˈʃpiːlən] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “keine Rolle spielen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
keine Rolle spielen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈkaɪ̯nə ˈʁɔlə ˈʃpiːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unbedeutend sein, keine Bedeutung habend, nicht relevant, bedeutungslos sein".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for keine Rolle spielen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is keine Rolle spielen, spelled K-E-I-N-E- -R-O-L-L-E- -S-P-I-E-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1unbedeutend sein, keine Bedeutung habend, nicht relevant, bedeutungslos sein
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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.
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Using “keine Rolle spielen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-E-I-N-E- -R-O-L-L-E- -S-P-I-E-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.