Klavierspiel

[klaˈviːɐ̯ˌʃpiːl]

/[klaˈviːɐ̯ˌʃpiːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Klavierspiel” is uncommon German (frequency #52,993 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,993
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Spiel auf dem Klavier

Corpus desk

Index DE-klavierspiel · Klavierspiel · German

Klavierspiel · rank #52,993 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,993
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH klatschte

Nearest frequency peer: klatschte (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Klavierspiel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Klavierspiel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Klavierspiel
PropertyValue
HeadwordKlavierspiel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klaˈviːɐ̯ˌʃpiːl]
Letters12
Frequency rank#52,993
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Klavierspiel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Klavierspielfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „klatschte“ (#52,992), „Kleidungsstücken“ (#52,994), „Kinderprogramm“ (#52,991). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „Klavierspiel“ bei #52,993. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Klavierspiel is uncommon German at frequency #52,993 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [klaˈviːɐ̯ˌʃpiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Spiel auf dem Klavier".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Klavierspiel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Klavierspiel, spelled K-L-A-V-I-E-R-S-P-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spiel auf dem Klavier

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Klavierspiel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Jeden Samstagnachmittag hört man das Klavierspiel vom Nachbarn.
  2. „In Frankfurt am Main besuchte sie im Sommer 1836 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, der ihr Klavierspiel hoch schätzte und mit ihr musizierte.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Klavierspiel"?
"Klavierspiel" is spelled K-L-A-V-I-E-R-S-P-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [klaˈviːɐ̯ˌʃpiːl].
What does "Klavierspiel" mean?
As a noun, "Klavierspiel" means: Spiel auf dem Klavier
How do you pronounce "Klavierspiel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Klavierspiel" is [klaˈviːɐ̯ˌʃpiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Klavierspiel" come from?
"Klavierspiel" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Klavierspiel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list