Sportsgeist
[ˈʃpɔʁt͡sˌɡaɪ̯st]
The verdict
“Sportsgeist” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kameradschaftliches Handeln beim Ausüben von Sport
Corpus desk
Index DE-sportsgeist · Sportsgeist · German
Sportsgeist · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sportsgeist |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpɔʁt͡sˌɡaɪ̯st] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sportsgeist“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sportsgeist is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɔʁt͡sˌɡaɪ̯st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kameradschaftliches Handeln beim Ausüben von Sport".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Sportsgeist in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sportsgeist, spelled S-P-O-R-T-S-G-E-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1kameradschaftliches Handeln beim Ausüben von Sport
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sportsgeist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Weil, wenn die Schule Noten für Beteiligung vergibt, dann ist damit gemeint: Wählst du auch deinen Anteil an gesellschaftlichen Außenseitern in deine Mannschaft? Wenn sie Noten für Sportsgeist vergibt, ist gemeint: Grenzt du die Behinderten aus?“
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.