Singspiel
German, noun[ˈzɪŋˌʃpiːl]
Singspiel is spelled S-I-N-G-S-P-I-E-L (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 56,856th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Singspiel is a German neuter noun meaning “singing game, musical comedy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kinderspiel, bei dem (meist im Reigen) getanzt und gesungen wird”.
What does Singspiel mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersinging game, musical comedy
- 2
neutersingspiel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kinderspiel, bei dem (meist im Reigen) getanzt und gesungen wird 2. Schauspiel mit musikalischen Einlagen wie Liedern, Tänzen oder Instrumentalsätzen, Gattung des Musiktheaters
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 Singspiel
- Singspieles genitive
- Singspiels genitive
- Singspiele plural
- Singspielen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Singspiel?
- [ˈzɪŋˌʃpiːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Singspiel in German?
Singspiel appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).