Volleyballspieler
[ˈvɔlɛɪ̯balˌʃpiːlɐ]
The verdict
“Volleyballspieler” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sportler, der das Volleyballspiel ausübt
Corpus desk
Index DE-volleyballspieler · Volleyballspieler · German
Volleyballspieler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | Volleyballspieler |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈvɔlɛɪ̯balˌʃpiːlɐ] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Volleyballspieler“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Volleyballspieler is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɔlɛɪ̯balˌʃpiːlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sportler, der das Volleyballspiel ausübt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Volleyballspieler in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Volleyballspieler, spelled V-O-L-L-E-Y-B-A-L-L-S-P-I-E-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Sportler, der das Volleyballspiel ausübt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Volleyballspieler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Während einer Partie der zweiten Bundesliga droht ein Volleyballspieler der zweiten Schiedsrichterin mit dem Umbringen.“
„Nach seiner Zeit in Berlin stand der deutsch-kubanische Volleyballspieler bei zahlreichen Vereinen im Ausland unter Vertrag.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.