Sprachspiel
German, noun/ˈʃpʁaːxˌʃpiːl/
Sprachspiel is spelled S-P-R-A-C-H-S-P-I-E-L (11 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sprachspiel is a German neuter noun meaning “language game” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Linguistik, „Muster menschlicher Sprachverwendung“”.
What does Sprachspiel mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterlanguage game
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Linguistik, „Muster menschlicher Sprachverwendung“ 2. Linguistik, Oberbegriff für eine Reihe von Formen spielerischen Umgangs mit sprachlichem Material
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sprachspiel
- Sprachspieles genitive
- Sprachspiels genitive
- Sprachspiele plural
- Sprachspielen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sprachspiel?
- /ˈʃpʁaːxˌʃpiːl/
- [ˈʃpʁaːxˌʃpiːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sprachspiel in German?
Sprachspiel appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).