Schauspielen

[ˈʃaʊ̯ˌʃpiːlən]

/[ˈʃaʊ̯ˌʃpiːlən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schauspielen” is uncommon German (frequency #83,254 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,254
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schauspiel

Corpus desk

Index DE-schauspielen · Schauspielen · German

Schauspielen · rank #83,254 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,254
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schalthebel

Nearest frequency peer: Schalthebel (-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 „Schauspielen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schauspielen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchauspielen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaʊ̯ˌʃpiːlən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#83,254
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schauspielen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schalthebel“ (#83,253), „Scheinwelt“ (#83,255), „Schaber“ (#83,252). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schauspielen“ bei #83,254. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schauspielen is uncommon German at frequency #83,254 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaʊ̯ˌʃpiːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schauspiel".

Schauspielen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Schauspielen, spelled S-C-H-A-U-S-P-I-E-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schauspiel

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 "Schauspielen"?
"Schauspielen" is spelled S-C-H-A-U-S-P-I-E-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaʊ̯ˌʃpiːlən].
What does "Schauspielen" mean?
As a noun, "Schauspielen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Schauspiel
How do you pronounce "Schauspielen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schauspielen" is [ˈʃaʊ̯ˌʃpiːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schauspielen" come from?
"Schauspielen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list