Spitzenathlet

[ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ʔatˌleːt]

/[ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ʔatˌleːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Spitzenathlet” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sportler mit sehr guten sportlichen Leistungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-spitzenathlet · Spitzenathlet · German

Spitzenathlet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Spitzenathlet
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpitzenathlet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ʔatˌleːt]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spitzenathlet“ im Deutschen

Spitzenathletsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Spitzenathlet is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ʔatˌleːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sportler mit sehr guten sportlichen Leistungen".

Spitzenathlet has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Spitzenathlet, spelled S-P-I-T-Z-E-N-A-T-H-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sportler mit sehr guten sportlichen Leistungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er gehört zu den Spitzenathleten seines Jahrganges und hat absolute Weltklasse.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Spitzenathlet"?
"Spitzenathlet" is spelled S-P-I-T-Z-E-N-A-T-H-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ʔatˌleːt].
What does "Spitzenathlet" mean?
As a noun, "Spitzenathlet" means: Sportler mit sehr guten sportlichen Leistungen
How do you pronounce "Spitzenathlet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spitzenathlet" is [ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ʔatˌleːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spitzenathlet" come from?
"Spitzenathlet" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list