Spieler

/[ˈʃpiːlɐ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#758

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Spieler is aGermannoun. It means: jemand, der in einem Ballsport gegen einen anderen oder eine andere Mannschaft antritt; des Weiteren jemand, der an einem Brett-, Würfel-, Kartenspiel oder einem ähnlichen Gesellschaftsspiel teilnimmt Pronounced [ˈʃpiːlɐ]. It ranks #758 in German word frequency. Often confused with spielt and spiels.

Key facts for Spieler
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpieler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːlɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#758
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Spieler is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpiːlɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #758 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Spieler, with forms such as "psieler", "sipeler", and "speiler". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "spielt", "spiels", "spielte", 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 Spieler, spelled S-P-I-E-L-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der in einem Ballsport gegen einen anderen oder eine andere Mannschaft antritt; des Weiteren jemand, der an einem Brett-, Würfel-, Kartenspiel oder einem ähnlichen Gesellschaftsspiel teilnimmt
  2. 2
    jemand, der an einem Glücksspiel teilnimmt; jemand, der leidenschaftlich um Geld spielt
  3. 3
    jemand, der ein Musikinstrument oder Theater spielt

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: psieler,sipeler,speiler,spieelr,spielerr,spieller,spielre,spileer,sppieler,sspieler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Spieler

Misspelling Variants of "Spieler"

psieler7sipeler7speiler7spieelr7spielerr8spieller8spielre7spileer7
Misspelling Variants of "Spieler"

Frequency rank: #758 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Spieler"?
"Spieler" is spelled S-P-I-E-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːlɐ].
What does "Spieler" mean?
As a noun, "Spieler" means: jemand, der in einem Ballsport gegen einen anderen oder eine andere Mannschaft antritt; des Weiteren jemand, der an einem Brett-, Würfel-, Kartenspiel oder einem ähnlichen Gesellschaftsspiel teilnimmt
What words are commonly confused with "Spieler"?
"Spieler" is commonly confused with "spielt", "spiels", "spielte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spieler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spieler" is [ˈʃpiːlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spieler" come from?
"Spieler" 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.