Spitzenspiel

Name: Spitzenspiel, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌʃpiːl]

/[ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌʃpiːl]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Spitzenspiel” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,276. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,276
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sportlicher Wettkampf zweier Spitzenmannschaften

Corpus desk

Index DE-spitzenspiel · Spitzenspiel · German

Spitzenspiel · rank #31,276 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #31,276
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH Spielhalle

Nearest frequency peer: Spielhalle (-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.

Spielhalle

68,726
Spitzenspiel

68,725
Sportlehrer

68,724
Sportunterr…

68,723
Sprachkurs

68,722
Steiger

68,721

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

Key facts for Spitzenspiel
Property	Value
Headword	Spitzenspiel
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌʃpiːl]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#31,276
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Spitzenspiel“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Spitzenspielliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#31,276

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Spielhalle“ (#31,275), „Sportlehrer“ (#31,277), „Sportunterricht“ (#31,278). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spitzenspiel“ bei #31,276. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Spitzenspiel (IPA [ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌʃpiːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,276 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spitzenspiel, with forms such as "psitzenspiel", "siptzenspiel", and "spiteznspiel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Spitzenspiel, spelled S-P-I-T-Z-E-N-S-P-I-E-L.

Definition

1
sportlicher Wettkampf zweier Spitzenmannschaften
2
Spalt (mechanisches Spiel [6]) der Spitzen von in- beziehungsweise nebeneinander laufenden Maschinenelementen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

„Die Partie zwischen PSG und den Monegassen hatte sich das Prädikat Spitzenspiel von Beginn an verdient. Es ging reichlich hin und her, temporeiche Vorstöße inklusive.“
„Das Spiel zwischen den Bayern und dem BVB am Samstagabend ist nach wie vor unbestreitbar ein Spitzenspiel, was man nicht zuletzt daran merkt, dass es in 208 von 209 FIFA-Ländern übertragen wird.“

Synonyms

Topspiel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

psitzenspiel
siptzenspiel
spiteznspiel
spittzenspiel
spitzennspiel
spitzenpsiel
spitzensipel
spitzenspeil
spitzenspiell
spitzenspile
spitzensppiel
spitzensspiel
spitzesnpiel
spitznespiel
spitzzenspiel
spiztenspiel
sppitzenspiel
sptizenspiel
sspitzenspiel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spitzenspiel - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Spitzenspiel"

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 "Spitzenspiel"?

"Spitzenspiel" is spelled S-P-I-T-Z-E-N-S-P-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌʃpiːl].

What does "Spitzenspiel" mean?

As a noun, "Spitzenspiel" means: sportlicher Wettkampf zweier Spitzenmannschaften

What are common misspellings of "Spitzenspiel"?

Common misspellings include "psitzenspiel", "siptzenspiel", "spiteznspiel", "spittzenspiel", "spitzennspiel". The correct spelling is "Spitzenspiel".

How do you pronounce "Spitzenspiel"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spitzenspiel" is [ˈʃpɪt͡sn̩ˌʃpiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Spitzenspiel" come from?

"Spitzenspiel" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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