Klavierspielen
[klaˈviːɐ̯ˌʃpiːlən]
The verdict
“Klavierspielen” is uncommon German (frequency #69,418 among 55,078 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,418
- frequency rank, German
- 55,078
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Handlung, ein Stück/Lied auf einem Klavier zu spielen
Corpus desk
Index DE-klavierspielen · Klavierspielen · German
Klavierspielen · rank #69,418 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,418
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 55,078
- PHOTO-FINISH Kleinarbeit
Nearest frequency peer: Kleinarbeit (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Klavierspielen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kirchenlied
Kirchenlied
30,585 corpus weight
- Klavierspie…
Klavierspielen
30,583 corpus weight
- Kleinarbeit
Kleinarbeit
30,582 corpus weight
- Klettergerü…
Klettergerüst
30,581 corpus weight
- Klimakonfer…
Klimakonferenz
30,580 corpus weight
- Kniefall
Kniefall
30,579 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Klavierspielen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Klavierspielen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [klaˈviːɐ̯ˌʃpiːlən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #69,418 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Klavierspielen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Klavierspielen is uncommon German at frequency #69,418 among 55,078 “K” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [klaˈviːɐ̯ˌʃpiːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handlung, ein Stück/Lied auf einem Klavier zu spielen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Klavierspielen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Klavierspielen, spelled K-L-A-V-I-E-R-S-P-I-E-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Handlung, ein Stück/Lied auf einem Klavier zu spielen
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Klavierspielen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.