Leistungssportler

[ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌʃpɔʁtlɐ]

/[ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌʃpɔʁtlɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Leistungssportler” is uncommon German (frequency #70,513 among 2,640 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,513
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sportler, der mit zeitintensivem Training gezielt auf sportlichen Erfolg in Wettkämpfen hinarbeitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-leistungssportler · Leistungssportler · German

Leistungssportler · rank #70,513 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,513
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH Leistungsspek…

Nearest frequency peer: Leistungsspektrum (-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 „Leistungssportler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Leistungssportler
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeistungssportler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌʃpɔʁtlɐ]
Letters17
Frequency rank#70,513
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Leistungssportler“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Leistungssportlerfällt 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: „Leistungsspektrum“ (#70,512), „length“ (#70,514), „Leimbach“ (#70,511). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „Leistungssportler“ bei #70,513. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Leistungssportler is uncommon German at frequency #70,513 among 2,640 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌʃpɔʁtlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sportler, der mit zeitintensivem Training gezielt auf sportlichen Erfolg in Wettkämpfen hinarbeitet".

Leistungssportler has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Leistungssportler, spelled L-E-I-S-T-U-N-G-S-S-P-O-R-T-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sportler, der mit zeitintensivem Training gezielt auf sportlichen Erfolg in Wettkämpfen hinarbeitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „So manch ein Leistungssportler setzt auf vegane Ernährung – nicht nur wegen der Tiere, sondern vor allem der Gesundheit zuliebe.“

Antonyms

BreitensportlerHobbysportler

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 "Leistungssportler"?
"Leistungssportler" is spelled L-E-I-S-T-U-N-G-S-S-P-O-R-T-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌʃpɔʁtlɐ].
What does "Leistungssportler" mean?
As a noun, "Leistungssportler" means: Sportler, der mit zeitintensivem Training gezielt auf sportlichen Erfolg in Wettkämpfen hinarbeitet
How do you pronounce "Leistungssportler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leistungssportler" is [ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌʃpɔʁtlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Leistungssportler" come from?
"Leistungssportler" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Leistungsspektrum#70,512Perspektivwechsel#70,666Gesprächspartnern#70,316Reichstagsgebäude#70,717

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list