Spielfreude

[ˈʃpiːlˌfʁɔɪ̯də]

/[ˈʃpiːlˌfʁɔɪ̯də]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spielfreude” is uncommon German (frequency #51,701 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,701
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genuss, Lust am Spielen

Corpus desk

Index DE-spielfreude · Spielfreude · German

Spielfreude · rank #51,701 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,701
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spezialkräfte

Nearest frequency peer: Spezialkräfte (-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 „Spielfreude“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spielfreude
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpielfreude
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːlˌfʁɔɪ̯də]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,701
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spielfreude“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spielfreudefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spezialkräfte“ (#51,700), „Spaziergängen“ (#51,698), „squash“ (#51,704). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spielfreude“ bei #51,701. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spielfreude is uncommon German at frequency #51,701 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpiːlˌfʁɔɪ̯də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genuss, Lust am Spielen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Spielfreude in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Spielfreude, spelled S-P-I-E-L-F-R-E-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genuss, Lust am Spielen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wie häufig und wie direkt er steuernd in das Gruppengeschehen eingreift, hängt sehr stark von der Spielfreude der Gruppe und der jeweiligen Spielatmosphäre ab.“
  2. „Damit widerspricht Erikson auch entschieden der These, dass ein Spiel immer durch Spielfreude und Entlastung gekennzeichnet sei.“

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 "Spielfreude"?
"Spielfreude" is spelled S-P-I-E-L-F-R-E-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːlˌfʁɔɪ̯də].
What does "Spielfreude" mean?
As a noun, "Spielfreude" means: Genuss, Lust am Spielen
How do you pronounce "Spielfreude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spielfreude" is [ˈʃpiːlˌfʁɔɪ̯də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spielfreude" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list