Spielgerät

[ˈʃpiːlɡəˌʁɛːt]

/[ˈʃpiːlɡəˌʁɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spielgerät” is uncommon German (frequency #78,563 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,563
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fest installierte Einrichtung auf einem Spielplatz, in einer Sporthalle, einer Fußgängerzone oder dergleichen als Spielmöglichkeit für Kinder

Key facts for Spielgerät
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpielgerät
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːlɡəˌʁɛːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#78,563
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Spielgerät” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Spielgerät lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spielgerät is uncommon German at frequency #78,563 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpiːlɡəˌʁɛːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Spielgerät, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Spielgerät, spelled S-P-I-E-L-G-E-R-Ä-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    fest installierte Einrichtung auf einem Spielplatz, in einer Sporthalle, einer Fußgängerzone oder dergleichen als Spielmöglichkeit für Kinder
  2. 2
    beweglicher Gegenstand, der für das Spielen bestimmter Sportarten benötigt wird

Synonyms

Sportgerät

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 "Spielgerät"?
"Spielgerät" is spelled S-P-I-E-L-G-E-R-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːlɡəˌʁɛːt].
What does "Spielgerät" mean?
As a noun, "Spielgerät" means: fest installierte Einrichtung auf einem Spielplatz, in einer Sporthalle, einer Fußgängerzone oder dergleichen als Spielmöglichkeit für Kinder
How do you pronounce "Spielgerät"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spielgerät" is [ˈʃpiːlɡəˌʁɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spielgerät" come from?
"Spielgerät" 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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Using “Spielgerät”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-I-E-L-G-E-R-Ä-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpiːlɡəˌʁɛːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list