Pflichtspielen
[ˈp͡flɪçtˌʃpiːlən]
The verdict
“Pflichtspielen” is uncommon German (frequency #59,956 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,956
- frequency rank, German
- 49,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Pflichtspiel
Corpus desk
Index DE-pflichtspielen · Pflichtspielen · German
Pflichtspielen · rank #59,956 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,956
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 49,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Pfaffen
Nearest frequency peer: Pfaffen (-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 “Pflichtspielen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Peyton
Peyton
40,047 corpus weight
- Pfaffen
Pfaffen
40,046 corpus weight
- Pflichtspie…
Pflichtspielen
40,045 corpus weight
- Pfählen
Pfählen
40,044 corpus weight
- Phallus
Phallus
40,043 corpus weight
- Philosophin
Philosophin
40,042 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Pflichtspielen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pflichtspielen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈp͡flɪçtˌʃpiːlən] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #59,956 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pflichtspielen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Pflichtspielen is uncommon German at frequency #59,956 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈp͡flɪçtˌʃpiːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Pflichtspiel".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Pflichtspielen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pflichtspielen, spelled P-F-L-I-C-H-T-S-P-I-E-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dativ Plural des Substantivs Pflichtspiel
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 "Pflichtspielen", 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.