Spielverderber

[ˈʃpiːlfɛɐ̯ˌdɛʁbɐ]

/[ˈʃpiːlfɛɐ̯ˌdɛʁbɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spielverderber” is uncommon German (frequency #52,444 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,444
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ursprünglich: Person, die Regeln des Spiels und des Spielens bewusst missachtet

Corpus desk

Index DE-spielverderber · Spielverderber · German

Spielverderber · rank #52,444 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,444
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Spielbank

Nearest frequency peer: Spielbank (-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 „Spielverderber“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spielverderber
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpielverderber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːlfɛɐ̯ˌdɛʁbɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#52,444
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spielverderber“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spielverderberfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spielbank“ (#52,443), „Spielwiese“ (#52,445), „Spiegelei“ (#52,442). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spielverderber“ bei #52,444. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spielverderber is uncommon German at frequency #52,444 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpiːlfɛɐ̯ˌdɛʁbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Spielverderber, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Spielverderber, spelled S-P-I-E-L-V-E-R-D-E-R-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ursprünglich: Person, die Regeln des Spiels und des Spielens bewusst missachtet
  2. 2
    bildlich/übertragen: Person, die aus einer allgemeinen Erwartungshaltung ausbricht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Spielverderber José Mourinho verhagelte Jürgen Klopp mit seiner Defensivtaktik die gute Laune.“
  2. „Spielverderber kennzeichnen sich dadurch, dass sie sich nicht an Regeln halten.“

This word in other languages

spoilsport(English)aguafiestas(Español)rabat-joie(Français)

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 "Spielverderber"?
"Spielverderber" is spelled S-P-I-E-L-V-E-R-D-E-R-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːlfɛɐ̯ˌdɛʁbɐ].
What does "Spielverderber" mean?
As a noun, "Spielverderber" means: ursprünglich: Person, die Regeln des Spiels und des Spielens bewusst missachtet
How do you pronounce "Spielverderber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spielverderber" is [ˈʃpiːlfɛɐ̯ˌdɛʁbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spielverderber" come from?
"Spielverderber" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list