Sportwissenschaft

[ˈʃpɔʁtˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]

/[ˈʃpɔʁtˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sportwissenschaft” is uncommon German (frequency #76,195 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,195
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - interdisziplinäre Wissenschaft, die die Erscheinungsformen und Probleme im Bereich von Sport und Bewegung wissenschaftlich thematisiert

Key facts for Sportwissenschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordSportwissenschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpɔʁtˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]
Letters17
Frequency rank#76,195
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sportwissenschaft” 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). Sportwissenschaft lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sportwissenschaft is uncommon German at frequency #76,195 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpɔʁtˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "interdisziplinäre Wissenschaft, die die Erscheinungsformen und Probleme im Bereich von Sport und Bewegung wissenschaftlich thematisiert".

Zero misspellings are on record for Sportwissenschaft in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sportwissenschaft, spelled S-P-O-R-T-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    interdisziplinäre Wissenschaft, die die Erscheinungsformen und Probleme im Bereich von Sport und Bewegung wissenschaftlich thematisiert

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 "Sportwissenschaft"?
"Sportwissenschaft" is spelled S-P-O-R-T-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɔʁtˌvɪsn̩ʃaft].
What does "Sportwissenschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Sportwissenschaft" means: interdisziplinäre Wissenschaft, die die Erscheinungsformen und Probleme im Bereich von Sport und Bewegung wissenschaftlich thematisiert
How do you pronounce "Sportwissenschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sportwissenschaft" is [ˈʃpɔʁtˌvɪsn̩ʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sportwissenschaft" come from?
"Sportwissenschaft" 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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Using “Sportwissenschaft”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-P-O-R-T-W-I-S-S-E-N-S-C-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈʃpɔʁtˌvɪsn̩ʃaft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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