Puppenspiel
[ˈpʊpn̩ˌʃpiːl]
The verdict
“Puppenspiel” is uncommon German (frequency #68,589 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,589
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sondergebiet des Theaters mit Puppen als Schauspielern, die auf einer verkleinerten Bühne agieren
Corpus desk
Index DE-puppenspiel · Puppenspiel · German
Puppenspiel · rank #68,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,589
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Putsches
Nearest frequency peer: Putsches (+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 „Puppenspiel“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- prüften
prüften
31,416 corpus weight
- Psychothril…
Psychothriller
31,415 corpus weight
- Puppenspiel
Puppenspiel
31,412 corpus weight
- Putsches
Putsches
31,411 corpus weight
- Pérez
Pérez
31,410 corpus weight
- Quakenbrück
Quakenbrück
31,408 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Puppenspiel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Puppenspiel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpʊpn̩ˌʃpiːl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #68,589 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Puppenspiel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Puppenspiel is uncommon German at frequency #68,589 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʊpn̩ˌʃpiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sondergebiet des Theaters mit Puppen als Schauspielern, die auf einer verkleinerten Bühne agieren".
No misspelling variants are generated for Puppenspiel in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Puppenspiel, spelled P-U-P-P-E-N-S-P-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1Sondergebiet des Theaters mit Puppen als Schauspielern, die auf einer verkleinerten Bühne agieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Puppenspiel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als Volks- oder Kindertheater haben Puppenspiele einen hohen erzieherischen Wert.
Ich sehe mir gerne ein Puppenspiel an.
Synonyms
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.
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