Spielwiese

[ˈʃpiːlˌviːzə]

/[ˈʃpiːlˌviːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Spielwiese” is uncommon German (frequency #52,445 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,445
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - freie Grasfläche, auf der gespielt werden kann/darf

Key facts for Spielwiese
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpielwiese
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpiːlˌviːzə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,445
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Spielwiese” 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). Spielwiese lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Spielwiese is uncommon German at frequency #52,445 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpiːlˌviːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Spielwiese, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Spielwiese, spelled S-P-I-E-L-W-I-E-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    freie Grasfläche, auf der gespielt werden kann/darf
  2. 2
    Thema, Feld häufig ergebnisloser politischer, ideologischer, rhetorischer Auseinandersetzungen

This word in other languages

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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 "Spielwiese"?
"Spielwiese" is spelled S-P-I-E-L-W-I-E-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpiːlˌviːzə].
What does "Spielwiese" mean?
As a noun, "Spielwiese" means: freie Grasfläche, auf der gespielt werden kann/darf
How do you pronounce "Spielwiese"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spielwiese" is [ˈʃpiːlˌviːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spielwiese" come from?
"Spielwiese" 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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Using “Spielwiese”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-I-E-L-W-I-E-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpiːlˌviːzə] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list