Saitenspiel
German, noun[ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌʃpiːl]
Saitenspiel is spelled S-A-I-T-E-N-S-P-I-E-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 225,828th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saitenspiel is a German neuter noun meaning “string music” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Musizieren auf einem Saiteninstrument”.
What does Saitenspiel mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterstring music
- 2
datedneuterstring instrument
- 3
datedneuterhuman emotions and feelings
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Musizieren auf einem Saiteninstrument 2. das (Saiten-)Instrument selbst, auf dem man spielt 3. die Gefühlswelt und Empfindungen des Menschen (die mit angeschlagenen und schwingenden Saiten verglichen werden)
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 Saitenspiel
- Saitenspieles genitive
- Saitenspiels genitive
- Saitenspiele plural
- Saitenspielen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Saitenspiel?
- [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌʃpiːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Saitenspiel in German?
Saitenspiel appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).