Sportverband

[ˈʃpɔʁtfɛɐ̯ˌbant]

/[ˈʃpɔʁtfɛɐ̯ˌbant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sportverband” is uncommon German (frequency #89,599 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,599
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dachorganisation von Sportvereinen in einer Region, einem Land oder international

Corpus desk

Index DE-sportverband · Sportverband · German

Sportverband · rank #89,599 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,599
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sprachbarriere

Nearest frequency peer: Sprachbarriere (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sportverband“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sportverband“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sportverband
PropertyValue
HeadwordSportverband
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɔʁtfɛɐ̯ˌbant]
Letters12
Frequency rank#89,599
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sportverband“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sportverbandfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sprachbarriere“ (#89,600), „Speichermedium“ (#89,597), „Sprengladung“ (#89,601). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sportverband“ bei #89,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sportverband is uncommon German at frequency #89,599 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɔʁtfɛɐ̯ˌbant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dachorganisation von Sportvereinen in einer Region, einem Land oder international".

Sportverband has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sportverband, spelled S-P-O-R-T-V-E-R-B-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dachorganisation von Sportvereinen in einer Region, einem Land oder international

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 "Sportverband"?
"Sportverband" is spelled S-P-O-R-T-V-E-R-B-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɔʁtfɛɐ̯ˌbant].
What does "Sportverband" mean?
As a noun, "Sportverband" means: Dachorganisation von Sportvereinen in einer Region, einem Land oder international
How do you pronounce "Sportverband"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sportverband" is [ˈʃpɔʁtfɛɐ̯ˌbant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sportverband" come from?
"Sportverband" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Sprengladung#89,601sinfonischen#89,577Stipendiatin#89,622Silberpfeile#89,574

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list