Skisport

[ˈʃiːˌʃpɔʁt]

/[ˈʃiːˌʃpɔʁt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Skisport” is uncommon German (frequency #82,149 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,149
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sportart, die unter Einsatz von Skiern betrieben oder ausgeführt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-skisport · Skisport · German

Skisport · rank #82,149 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,149
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sixty

Nearest frequency peer: sixty (-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 „Skisport“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Skisport
PropertyValue
HeadwordSkisport
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃiːˌʃpɔʁt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,149
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Skisport“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Skisportfällt 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: „sixty“ (#82,148), „Sklavenhändler“ (#82,150), „Sitznachbarn“ (#82,147). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Skisport“ bei #82,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Skisport is uncommon German at frequency #82,149 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃiːˌʃpɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sportart, die unter Einsatz von Skiern betrieben oder ausgeführt wird".

Skisport has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Skisport, spelled S-K-I-S-P-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sportart, die unter Einsatz von Skiern betrieben oder ausgeführt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Tatsächlich verkörpern wohl wenige Menschen den ebenso wunderbaren wie gefährlichen Skisport so gut wie der Paule Martl.“

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 "Skisport"?
"Skisport" is spelled S-K-I-S-P-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃiːˌʃpɔʁt].
What does "Skisport" mean?
As a noun, "Skisport" means: Sportart, die unter Einsatz von Skiern betrieben oder ausgeführt wird
How do you pronounce "Skisport"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Skisport" is [ˈʃiːˌʃpɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Skisport" come from?
"Skisport" 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 "Skisport", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stolpere#82,178Schöneck#82,117schubste#82,109Schubart#82,108

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list