Volleyballer

[ˈvɔlɛɪ̯ˌbalɐ]

/[ˈvɔlɛɪ̯ˌbalɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Volleyballer” is uncommon German (frequency #91,097 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,097
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Spieler des Sportes Volleyball

Key facts for Volleyballer
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolleyballer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɔlɛɪ̯ˌbalɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#91,097
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Volleyballer” 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). Volleyballer lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Volleyballer is uncommon German at frequency #91,097 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɔlɛɪ̯ˌbalɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Spieler des Sportes Volleyball".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Volleyballer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Volleyballer, spelled V-O-L-L-E-Y-B-A-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Spieler des Sportes Volleyball

Synonyms

Volleyballspieler

This word in other languages

volleyeur(Français)

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 "Volleyballer"?
"Volleyballer" is spelled V-O-L-L-E-Y-B-A-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔlɛɪ̯ˌbalɐ].
What does "Volleyballer" mean?
As a noun, "Volleyballer" means: Spieler des Sportes Volleyball
How do you pronounce "Volleyballer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volleyballer" is [ˈvɔlɛɪ̯ˌbalɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volleyballer" come from?
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Using “Volleyballer”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is V-O-L-L-E-Y-B-A-L-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvɔlɛɪ̯ˌbalɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list