spielerischer

[ˈʃpiːləʁɪʃɐ]

/[ˈʃpiːləʁɪʃɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“spielerischer” is uncommon German (frequency #66,710 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,710
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spielerisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-spielerischer · spielerischer · German

spielerischer · rank #66,710 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,710
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spielfiguren

Nearest frequency peer: Spielfiguren (+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 „spielerischer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for spielerischer
PropertyValue
Headwordspielerischer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃpiːləʁɪʃɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#66,710
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „spielerischer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).spielerischerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spielfiguren“ (#66,711), „Spielzimmer“ (#66,712), „Sportreporter“ (#66,714). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spielerischer“ bei #66,710. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spielerischer is uncommon German at frequency #66,710 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpiːləʁɪʃɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for spielerischer in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is spielerischer, spelled S-P-I-E-L-E-R-I-S-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spielerisch
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spielerisch
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spielerisch
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spielerisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spielerisch

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 "spielerischer"?
"spielerischer" is spelled S-P-I-E-L-E-R-I-S-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːləʁɪʃɐ].
What does "spielerischer" mean?
As an adjective, "spielerischer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spielerisch
How do you pronounce "spielerischer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spielerischer" is [ˈʃpiːləʁɪʃɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spielerischer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "spielerischer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sportreporter#66,714Staatskapelle#66,716Stephansplatz#66,727sterilisieren#66,729

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list