Schauspielkunst

[ˈʃaʊ̯ʃpiːlˌkʊnst]

/[ˈʃaʊ̯ʃpiːlˌkʊnst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Schauspielkunst” is uncommon German (frequency #53,209 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,209
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fähigkeit, Schauspiele künstlerisch gut zu gestalten

Corpus desk

Index DE-schauspielkunst · Schauspielkunst · German

Schauspielkunst · rank #53,209 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,209
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Scharte

Nearest frequency peer: Scharte (-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 „Schauspielkunst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Schauspielkunst
PropertyValue
HeadwordSchauspielkunst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃaʊ̯ʃpiːlˌkʊnst]
Letters15
Frequency rank#53,209
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Schauspielkunst“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Schauspielkunstfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Scharte“ (#53,208), „Scheuklappen“ (#53,210), „schaben“ (#53,207). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Schauspielkunst“ bei #53,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Schauspielkunst is uncommon German at frequency #53,209 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃaʊ̯ʃpiːlˌkʊnst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fähigkeit, Schauspiele künstlerisch gut zu gestalten".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Schauspielkunst, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Schauspielkunst, spelled S-C-H-A-U-S-P-I-E-L-K-U-N-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fähigkeit, Schauspiele künstlerisch gut zu gestalten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Da ich mich als Neuling in der Schauspielkunst bekannt hatte, bat ich Madame F., mich darin zu unterweisen.“

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 "Schauspielkunst"?
"Schauspielkunst" is spelled S-C-H-A-U-S-P-I-E-L-K-U-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃaʊ̯ʃpiːlˌkʊnst].
What does "Schauspielkunst" mean?
As a noun, "Schauspielkunst" means: Fähigkeit, Schauspiele künstlerisch gut zu gestalten
How do you pronounce "Schauspielkunst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Schauspielkunst" is [ˈʃaʊ̯ʃpiːlˌkʊnst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Schauspielkunst" come from?
"Schauspielkunst" 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 "Schauspielkunst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list