Spielerin

/[ˈʃpiːləʁɪn]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,317

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Spielerin is aGermannoun. It means: weibliche Person, die in einem Ballsport gegen jemand anderen oder eine andere Mannschaft antritt; des Weiteren eine Frau, die an einem Brett-, Würfel, Kartenspiel oder einem ähnlichen Gesellschaft... Pronounced [ˈʃpiːləʁɪn]. Often confused with Spielern and Spielers.

Key facts for Spielerin
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpielerin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːləʁɪn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#23,317
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Spielerin is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpiːləʁɪn]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,317 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for Spielerin, with forms such as "psielerin", "sipelerin", and "speilerin". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Spielern", "Spielers", "spielen", 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 Spielerin, spelled S-P-I-E-L-E-R-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: psielerin,sipelerin,speilerin,spieelrin,spieleirn,spielerinn,spielerni,spielerrin,spiellerin,spielrein,spileerin,sppielerin,sspielerin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Spielerin

Misspelling Variants of "Spielerin"

psielerin9sipelerin9speilerin9spieelrin9spieleirn9spielerinn10spielerni9spielerrin10
Misspelling Variants of "Spielerin"

Frequency rank: #23,317 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

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