Spielmacher

[ˈʃpiːlˌmaxɐ]

/[ˈʃpiːlˌmaxɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spielmacher” is uncommon German (frequency #58,314 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,314
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Spieler innerhalb eines Teams, der die praktischen Spielabläufe koordiniert und die taktischen Spielzüge seiner Mannschaft maßgeblich beeinflusst

Key facts for Spielmacher
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpielmacher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːlˌmaxɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#58,314
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Spielmacher” 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). Spielmacher lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spielmacher is uncommon German at frequency #58,314 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpiːlˌmaxɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Spieler innerhalb eines Teams, der die praktischen Spielabläufe koordiniert und die taktischen Spielzüge seiner Mannschaft maßgeblich beeinflusst".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Spielmacher, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Spielmacher, spelled S-P-I-E-L-M-A-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spieler innerhalb eines Teams, der die praktischen Spielabläufe koordiniert und die taktischen Spielzüge seiner Mannschaft maßgeblich beeinflusst

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 "Spielmacher"?
"Spielmacher" is spelled S-P-I-E-L-M-A-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːlˌmaxɐ].
What does "Spielmacher" mean?
As a noun, "Spielmacher" means: Spieler innerhalb eines Teams, der die praktischen Spielabläufe koordiniert und die taktischen Spielzüge seiner Mannschaft maßgeblich beeinflusst
How do you pronounce "Spielmacher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spielmacher" is [ˈʃpiːlˌmaxɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spielmacher" come from?
"Spielmacher" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Spielmacher”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-I-E-L-M-A-C-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpiːlˌmaxɐ] (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