Ränkespiel
German, noun/ˈʁɛŋkəˌʃpiːl/
Ränkespiel is spelled R-Ä-N-K-E-S-P-I-E-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 232,034th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ränkespiel is a German neuter noun meaning “intrigue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “boshaftes Intrigenspiel mit dem Ziel, anderen zu schaden”.
What does Ränkespiel mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterintrigue
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. boshaftes Intrigenspiel mit dem Ziel, anderen zu schaden
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 Ränkespiel
- Ränkespieles genitive
- Ränkespiels genitive
- Ränkespiele plural
- Ränkespielen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ränkespiel?
- /ˈʁɛŋkəˌʃpiːl/
- [ˈʁɛŋkəˌʃpiːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ränkespiel in German?
Ränkespiel appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).