Spielleute

[ˈʃpiːlˌlɔɪ̯tə]

/[ˈʃpiːlˌlɔɪ̯tə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spielleute” is uncommon German (frequency #78,565 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,565
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-spielleute · Spielleute · German

Spielleute · rank #78,565 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,565
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spielklassen

Nearest frequency peer: Spielklassen (-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 „Spielleute“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spielleute
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpielleute
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːlˌlɔɪ̯tə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#78,565
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spielleute“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spielklassen“ (#78,564), „spina“ (#78,566), „Spielgerät“ (#78,563). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spielleute“ bei #78,565. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spielleute is uncommon German at frequency #78,565 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpiːlˌlɔɪ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Spielleute in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Spielleute, spelled S-P-I-E-L-L-E-U-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spielmann
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Spielmann
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Spielmann

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 "Spielleute"?
"Spielleute" is spelled S-P-I-E-L-L-E-U-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːlˌlɔɪ̯tə].
What does "Spielleute" mean?
As a noun, "Spielleute" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spielmann
How do you pronounce "Spielleute"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spielleute" is [ˈʃpiːlˌlɔɪ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spielleute" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spielgerät#78,563spiegelten#78,562Stahlblech#78,574Silbermond#78,549

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list