Players

/[ˈplɛɪ̯ɐs]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,001

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Players is aGermannoun. It means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Player Pronounced [ˈplɛɪ̯ɐs]. Often confused with plays and Player.

Key facts for Players
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HeadwordPlayers
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈplɛɪ̯ɐs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,001
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Players in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Players is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈplɛɪ̯ɐs]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,001 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Player".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Players, with forms such as "lpayers", "palyers", and "plaeyrs". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "plays", "Player", "planer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Players, spelled P-L-A-Y-E-R-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Player

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: lpayers,palyers,plaeyrs,playerrs,playerss,playesr,playres,playyers,pllayers,plyaers,pplayers

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Players

Misspelling Variants of "Players"

lpayers7palyers7plaeyrs7playerrs8playerss8playesr7playres7playyers8
Misspelling Variants of "Players"

Frequency rank: #27,001 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Other entries that begin with the letter P in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.