Player
German, noun/ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ/
Player is spelled P-L-A-Y-E-R (6 letters) and appears 9.8 times per million words in written German, the 7,170th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Player is a German masculine noun meaning “synonym of Abspielgerät (“playback device”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Gerät, das Bild- und Tonmedien abspielt”.
What does Player mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesynonym of Abspielgerät (“playback device”)
- 2
masculineplayer, participant (in a market economy)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Gerät, das Bild- und Tonmedien abspielt 2. eine Software, die Bild- und Tonmedien wiedergibt 3. Kurzform für Geräte und Software [1, 2], die die Aufgabe von [1, 2] erfüllen 4. Wichtige Person oder Firma in einer größeren Gemeinschaft
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Player
- Players genitive
- Playern dative definite plural
- Playerin feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Player?
- /ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ/
- /ˈpleːɐ/
- [ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Player in German?
Player appears 9.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).