Spielverderber
German, noun/ˈʃpiːlfɛɐ̯ˌdɛʁbɐ/
Spielverderber is spelled S-P-I-E-L-V-E-R-D-E-R-B-E-R (14 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 52,012th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Spielverderber is a German masculine noun meaning “spoilsport, killjoy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ursprünglich: Person, die Regeln des Spiels und des Spielens bewusst missachtet”.
What does Spielverderber mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinespoilsport, killjoy
den Spielverderber spielen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ursprünglich: Person, die Regeln des Spiels und des Spielens bewusst missachtet 2. bildlich/übertragen: Person, die aus einer allgemeinen Erwartungshaltung ausbricht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Spielverderber
- Spielverderbers genitive
- Spielverderberin feminine
- Spielverderbern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Spielverderber?
- /ˈʃpiːlfɛɐ̯ˌdɛʁbɐ/
- [ˈʃpiːlfɛɐ̯ˌdɛʁbɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Spielverderber
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Spielverderber in German?
Spielverderber appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).