Spielchen

/[ˈʃpiːlçən]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,550

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Spielchen is aGermannoun. It means: kurzes, mit wenig Aufwand betriebenes Spiel Pronounced [ˈʃpiːlçən]. Often confused with spielen and sprechen.

Key facts for Spielchen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpielchen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːlçən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,550
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Spielchen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Spielchen is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpiːlçən]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,550 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Spielchen, with forms such as "psielchen", "sipelchen", and "speilchen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "spielen", "sprechen", "spielten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Spielchen, spelled S-P-I-E-L-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurzes, mit wenig Aufwand betriebenes Spiel
  2. 2
    mit Hintergedanken oder aus Spaß betriebene, auf andere gerichtete Handlung

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: psielchen,sipelchen,speilchen,spieclhen,spielcchen,spielcehn,spielchenn,spielchhen,spielchne,spielhcen,spiellchen,spilechen,sppielchen,sspielchen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Spielchen

Misspelling Variants of "Spielchen"

psielchen9sipelchen9speilchen9spieclhen9spielcchen10spielcehn9spielchenn10spielchhen10
Misspelling Variants of "Spielchen"

Frequency rank: #16,550 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Spielchen"?
"Spielchen" is spelled S-P-I-E-L-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːlçən].
What does "Spielchen" mean?
As a noun, "Spielchen" means: kurzes, mit wenig Aufwand betriebenes Spiel
What words are commonly confused with "Spielchen"?
"Spielchen" is commonly confused with "spielen", "sprechen", "spielten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spielchen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spielchen" is [ˈʃpiːlçən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spielchen" come from?
"Spielchen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.