Spielfilm

[ˈʃpiːlˌfɪlm]

/[ˈʃpiːlˌfɪlm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spielfilm” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,392. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,392
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Film, dessen Handlung erfunden ist und zur Unterhaltung dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-spielfilm · Spielfilm · German

Spielfilm · rank #18,392 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,392
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spekuliert

Nearest frequency peer: spekuliert (-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 „Spielfilm“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Spielfilm“ 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).

Spielfilm vs Spielfilme
90% similar
Spielfilm vs Spielfeld
78% similar

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

Key facts for Spielfilm
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpielfilm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːlˌfɪlm]
Letters9
Frequency rank#18,392
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spielfilm“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spielfilmliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „spekuliert“ (#18,391), „Spielregeln“ (#18,393), „sprachlichen“ (#18,394). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spielfilm“ bei #18,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Spielfilm (IPA [ˈʃpiːlˌfɪlm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,392 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Film, dessen Handlung erfunden ist und zur Unterhaltung dient".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spielfilm, with forms such as "psielfilm", "sipelfilm", and "speilfilm". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Spielfilme", "Spielfeld", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Spielfilm, spelled S-P-I-E-L-F-I-L-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Film, dessen Handlung erfunden ist und zur Unterhaltung dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Spielfilm appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Sonnenallee ist ein Spielfilm über das Leben in der DDR.
  2. „Um die Filmtheater offenzuhalten, mußten sie den Vertrieb von alten deutschen Spielfilmen in Erwägung ziehen.“

Antonyms

KulturfilmDokumentarfilm

This word in other languages

largometraje(Español)long métrage(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psielfilm
  • sipelfilm
  • speilfilm
  • spieflilm
  • spielffilm
  • spielfillm
  • spielfilmm
  • spielfiml
  • spielflim
  • spieliflm
  • spiellfilm
  • spilefilm
  • sppielfilm
  • sspielfilm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spielfilm - 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.

psielfilm2sipelfilm2speilfilm2spieflilm2spielffilm1spielfillm1spielfilmm1spielfiml2
Edit distance from "Spielfilm"

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 "Spielfilm"?
"Spielfilm" is spelled S-P-I-E-L-F-I-L-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːlˌfɪlm].
What does "Spielfilm" mean?
As a noun, "Spielfilm" means: Film, dessen Handlung erfunden ist und zur Unterhaltung dient
What words are commonly confused with "Spielfilm"?
"Spielfilm" is commonly confused with "Spielfilme", "Spielfeld". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spielfilm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spielfilm" is [ˈʃpiːlˌfɪlm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spielfilm" come from?
"Spielfilm" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

verbuchen14 variantsPseudonym14 variantsNaturpark14 variantsMultimedia14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list