Spieltag

[ˈʃpiːlˌtaːk]

/[ˈʃpiːlˌtaːk]/ noun

The verdict

“Spieltag” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,230. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,230
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tag, an welchem eine oder mehrere Austragungen einer Liga stattfinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-spieltag · Spieltag · German

Spieltag · rank #4,230 · 12 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,230
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH scheitern

Nearest frequency peer: scheitern (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Spieltag“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Spieltag“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Spieltag vs spielte
63% similar
Spieltag vs spielten
63% similar
Spieltag vs Spielzug
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Spieltag
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpieltag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːlˌtaːk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,230
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spieltag“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Spieltagliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „scheitern“ (#4,229), „spreche“ (#4,231), „schaue“ (#4,228). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spieltag“ bei #4,230. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Spieltag (IPA [ˈʃpiːlˌtaːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,230 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tag, an welchem eine oder mehrere Austragungen einer Liga stattfinden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spieltag, with forms such as "psieltag", "sipeltag", and "speiltag". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "spielte", "spielten", "Spielzug", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Spieltag, spelled S-P-I-E-L-T-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tag, an welchem eine oder mehrere Austragungen einer Liga stattfinden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Nach sintflutartigem Regen wird die Partie zwischen dem 1. FC Nürnberg und dem VfL Wolfsburg zum Auftakt des 28. Spieltages beim Stand von 1:0 wegen Unbespielbarkeit des Platzes nach der ersten Halbzeit vorzeitig beendet und muss neu angesetzt werden.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • psieltag
  • sipeltag
  • speiltag
  • spielatg
  • spielltag
  • spieltagg
  • spieltga
  • spielttag
  • spietlag
  • spiletag
  • sppieltag
  • sspieltag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spieltag - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

psieltag2sipeltag2speiltag2spielatg2spielltag1spieltagg1spieltga2spielttag1
Edit distance from "Spieltag"

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 "Spieltag"?
"Spieltag" is spelled S-P-I-E-L-T-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːlˌtaːk].
What does "Spieltag" mean?
As a noun, "Spieltag" means: Tag, an welchem eine oder mehrere Austragungen einer Liga stattfinden
What words are commonly confused with "Spieltag"?
"Spieltag" is commonly confused with "spielte", "spielten", "Spielzug". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Spieltag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spieltag" is [ˈʃpiːlˌtaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spieltag" come from?
"Spieltag" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list