Spielern

[ˈʃpiːlɐn]

/[ˈʃpiːlɐn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spielern” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,313. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,313
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spieler

Corpus desk

Index DE-spielern · Spielern · German

Spielern · rank #5,313 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,313
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spektrum

Nearest frequency peer: Spektrum (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Spielern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Spielern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Spielern vs Spieles
75% similar
Spielern vs spielten
63% similar
Spielern vs Spielers
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Spielern
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpielern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːlɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,313
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spielern“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Spielernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Spektrum“ (#5,312), „spätere“ (#5,314), „Soldat“ (#5,311). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spielern“ bei #5,313. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Spielern (IPA [ˈʃpiːlɐn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,313 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spieler".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spielern, with forms such as "psielern", "sipelern", and "speilern". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Spieles", "spielten", "Spielers", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Spielern, spelled S-P-I-E-L-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spieler

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psielern
  • sipelern
  • speilern
  • spieelrn
  • spielenr
  • spielernn
  • spielerrn
  • spiellern
  • spielren
  • spileern
  • sppielern
  • sspielern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spielern - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

psielern2sipelern2speilern2spieelrn2spielenr2spielernn1spielerrn1spiellern1
Edit distance from "Spielern"

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 "Spielern"?
"Spielern" is spelled S-P-I-E-L-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːlɐn].
What does "Spielern" mean?
As a noun, "Spielern" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Spieler
What words are commonly confused with "Spielern"?
"Spielern" is commonly confused with "Spieles", "spielten", "Spielers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spielern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spielern" is [ˈʃpiːlɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spielern" come from?
"Spielern" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Spektrum#5,312sexuelle#5,308vermuten#5,325wechselt#5,330

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

abwarten12 variantsneugierig12 variantsbesuchte12 variantsEinblick12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list