Riesenspaß
[ˈʁiːzn̩ˌʃpaːs]
The verdict
“Riesenspaß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr großer, riesiger Spaß
Corpus desk
Index DE-riesenspa · Riesenspaß · German
Riesenspaß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Riesenspaß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʁiːzn̩ˌʃpaːs] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Riesenspaß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Riesenspaß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁiːzn̩ˌʃpaːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr großer, riesiger Spaß".
Riesenspaß has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Riesenspaß, spelled R-I-E-S-E-N-S-P-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1sehr großer, riesiger Spaß
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Riesenspaß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mr. Stanley ist etwa Mitte fünfzig, und er sieht aus, als wäre das Leben für ihn ein Riesenspaß.“
„Allie tanzte wild und abgehackt, so dass Neal fürchtete, ihr Kopf könne sich von ihrem Körper lösen. Und sie hatte einen Riesenspaß dabei.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.