Schachspiel

Name: Schachspiel, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʃaxˌʃpiːl]

/[ˈʃaxˌʃpiːl]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Schachspiel” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,712. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,712
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - beliebtes Brettspiel, streng genommen ein Teil einer zweiteiligen Schachpartie

Corpus desk

Index DE-schachspiel · Schachspiel · German

Schachspiel · rank #47,712 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #47,712
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH schikaniert

Nearest frequency peer: schikaniert (+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.

saisonale

52,292
Sake

52,291
Schachspiel

52,289
schikaniert

52,288
schillernde

52,287
Schlepptau

52,286

What this shows „Schachspiel“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Schachspiel vs Schauspiel

82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Schachspiel
Property	Value
Headword	Schachspiel
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈʃaxˌʃpiːl]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#47,712
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Schachspiel“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Schachspielliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#47,712

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schikaniert“ (#47,713), „Sake“ (#47,710), „schillernde“ (#47,714). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schachspiel“ bei #47,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Schachspiel (IPA [ˈʃaxˌʃpiːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,712 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Schachspiel, with forms such as "cshachspiel", "scahchspiel", and "scchachspiel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Schauspiel", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Schachspiel, spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-S-P-I-E-L.

Definition

1
beliebtes Brettspiel, streng genommen ein Teil einer zweiteiligen Schachpartie
2
Schachbrett und je 16 weiße und schwarze Schachfiguren
3
Ränkespiel, etwa auf politischer Ebene

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Schachspiel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Ich bin zu einem Schachspiel eingeladen worden.
„Eine Puppe fiel rückwärts auf ein Schachspiel und zerstörte eine spannende Partie kurz vor Schluss.“

Synonyms

Schach

This word in other languages

chess(English)ajedrez(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cshachspiel
scahchspiel
scchachspiel
schacchspiel
schachhspiel
schachpsiel
schachsipel
schachspeil
schachspiell
schachspile
schachsppiel
schachsspiel
schacshpiel
schahcspiel
schcahspiel
schhachspiel
shcachspiel
sschachspiel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Schachspiel - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Schachspiel"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Schachspiel"?

"Schachspiel" is spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-S-P-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaxˌʃpiːl].

What does "Schachspiel" mean?

As a noun, "Schachspiel" means: beliebtes Brettspiel, streng genommen ein Teil einer zweiteiligen Schachpartie

What words are commonly confused with "Schachspiel"?

"Schachspiel" is commonly confused with "Schauspiel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Schachspiel"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schachspiel" is [ˈʃaxˌʃpiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Schachspiel" come from?

"Schachspiel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Schachspiel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schikaniert#47,713 schillernde#47,714 schmutziges#47,716 Seniorinnen#47,724

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

prozentualen18 variants Synthesizer18 variants unerhebliche18 variants unveränderte18 variants