Schachspieler

[ˈʃaxˌʃpiːlɐ]

/[ˈʃaxˌʃpiːlɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schachspieler” is uncommon German (frequency #60,032 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,032
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (männliche^☆) Person, die das Schachspiel ausübt

Corpus desk

Index DE-schachspieler · Schachspieler · German

Schachspieler · rank #60,032 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,032
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schachbrett

Nearest frequency peer: Schachbrett (-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 „Schachspieler“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Schachspieler“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schachspieler
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchachspieler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaxˌʃpiːlɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#60,032
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schachspieler“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Schachspielerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schachbrett“ (#60,031), „Scharfrichter“ (#60,033), „Schauplätzen“ (#60,034). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schachspieler“ bei #60,032. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schachspieler is uncommon German at frequency #60,032 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaxˌʃpiːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(männliche^☆) Person, die das Schachspiel ausübt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Schachspieler in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Schachspieler, spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-S-P-I-E-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    (männliche^☆) Person, die das Schachspiel ausübt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Schachspieler müssen über eine hohe Konzentrationsfähigkeit verfügen.
  2. „Der Sultan wollte durchaus seinem Feind das Gefühl schenken, einen wirklich großen Schachspieler geschlagen zu haben, den zweitbesten der Welt vielleicht.“

This word in other languages

chess player(English)ajedrecista(Español)joueur d'échecs(Français)

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 "Schachspieler"?
"Schachspieler" is spelled S-C-H-A-C-H-S-P-I-E-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaxˌʃpiːlɐ].
What does "Schachspieler" mean?
As a noun, "Schachspieler" means: (männliche^☆) Person, die das Schachspiel ausübt
How do you pronounce "Schachspieler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schachspieler" is [ˈʃaxˌʃpiːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schachspieler" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Scharfrichter#60,033Schichtarbeit#60,036Schlafenszeit#60,038schlechtestes#60,044

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list