Player

[ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Player” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,220. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,220
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Gerät, das Bild- und Tonmedien abspielt

Corpus desk

Index DE-player · Player · German

Player · rank #7,220 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,220
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH permanent

Nearest frequency peer: permanent (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Player“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Player“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Player vs plays
50% similar
Player vs Prager
67% similar
Player vs Players
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Player
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlayer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,220
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Player“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Playerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „permanent“ (#7,219), „Potential“ (#7,221), „putzen“ (#7,222). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Player“ bei #7,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Player (IPA [ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,220 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Player, with forms such as "lpayer", "palyer", and "plaeyr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "plays", "Prager", "Players", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Player, spelled P-L-A-Y-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Gerät, das Bild- und Tonmedien abspielt
  2. 2
    eine Software, die Bild- und Tonmedien wiedergibt
  3. 3
    Kurzform für Geräte und Software [1, 2], die die Aufgabe von [1, 2] erfüllen
  4. 4
    Wichtige Person oder Firma in einer größeren Gemeinschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Warum sagst du nicht gleich Wiedergabegerät, mit dem Begriff Player konnte ich nichts anfangen.
  2. Ohne den passenden Player zeigt dir der Browser nichts an.

Synonyms

AbspielgerätWiedergabegerät

Antonyms

Rekorder

This word in other languages

player(English)reproductor(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpayer
  • palyer
  • plaeyr
  • playerr
  • playre
  • playyer
  • pllayer
  • plyaer
  • pplayer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Player - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

lpayer2palyer2plaeyr2playerr1playre2playyer1pllayer1plyaer2
Edit distance from "Player"

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 "Player"?
"Player" is spelled P-L-A-Y-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Player" mean?
As a noun, "Player" means: ein Gerät, das Bild- und Tonmedien abspielt
What words are commonly confused with "Player"?
"Player" is commonly confused with "plays", "Prager", "Players". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Player"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Player" is [ˈplɛɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Player" come from?
"Player" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

putzen#7,222Sandra#7,225Nicole#7,213Lothar#7,204

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Melodie9 variantskehren9 variantsWortes9 variantsganzer9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list