Spielothek

[ʃpiːloˈteːk]

/[ʃpiːloˈteːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spielothek” is uncommon German (frequency #68,695 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,695
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Räumlichkeit mit Spielautomaten

Corpus desk

Index DE-spielothek · Spielothek · German

Spielothek · rank #68,695 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,695
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH spinn

Nearest frequency peer: spinn (+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 „Spielothek“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spielothek
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpielothek
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʃpiːloˈteːk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#68,695
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spielothek“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spielothekfällt 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: „spinn“ (#68,696), „Spieleentwickler“ (#68,693), „spitzte“ (#68,697). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spielothek“ bei #68,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spielothek is uncommon German at frequency #68,695 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʃpiːloˈteːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Spielothek in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Spielothek, spelled S-P-I-E-L-O-T-H-E-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Räumlichkeit mit Spielautomaten
  2. 2
    Laden zum Verleih von Spielen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er verspielte sein ganzes Weihnachtsgeld in der Spielothek.
  2. Um Geld zu sparen, leiht er sich das neueste Computerspiel in der Spielothek aus.

Synonyms

Spielhalle

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 "Spielothek"?
"Spielothek" is spelled S-P-I-E-L-O-T-H-E-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ʃpiːloˈteːk].
What does "Spielothek" mean?
As a noun, "Spielothek" means: Räumlichkeit mit Spielautomaten
How do you pronounce "Spielothek"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spielothek" is [ʃpiːloˈteːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spielothek" come from?
"Spielothek" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list