Winterspiele

[ˈvɪntɐˌʃpiːlə]

/[ˈvɪntɐˌʃpiːlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Winterspiele” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,608. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,608
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurz für Olympische Winterspiele

Corpus desk

Index DE-winterspiele · Winterspiele · German

Winterspiele · rank #16,608 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #16,608
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH winkt

Nearest frequency peer: winkt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Winterspiele“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Winterspiele“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Winterspiele vs Winterspielen
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Winterspiele
PropertyValue
HeadwordWinterspiele
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪntɐˌʃpiːlə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#16,608
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Winterspiele“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Winterspieleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „winkt“ (#16,607), „westlicher“ (#16,606), „Zehnte“ (#16,610). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Winterspiele“ bei #16,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Winterspiele (IPA [ˈvɪntɐˌʃpiːlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,608 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kurz für Olympische Winterspiele".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Winterspiele, with forms such as "iwnterspiele", "winetrspiele", and "winnterspiele". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Winterspielen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Winterspiele, spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-S-P-I-E-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurz für Olympische Winterspiele

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Winterspiele appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Winterspiele fanden 2010 in Vancouver statt.

Antonyms

Sommerspiele

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwnterspiele
  • winetrspiele
  • winnterspiele
  • winterpsiele
  • winterrspiele
  • wintersipele
  • winterspeile
  • winterspieel
  • winterspielle
  • winterspilee
  • wintersppiele
  • wintersspiele
  • wintesrpiele
  • wintrespiele
  • wintterspiele
  • witnerspiele
  • wniterspiele
  • wwinterspiele

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Winterspiele - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iwnterspiele2winetrspiele2winnterspiele1winterpsiele2winterrspiele1wintersipele2winterspeile2winterspieel2
Edit distance from "Winterspiele"

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 "Winterspiele"?
"Winterspiele" is spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-S-P-I-E-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪntɐˌʃpiːlə].
What does "Winterspiele" mean?
As a noun, "Winterspiele" means: kurz für Olympische Winterspiele
What words are commonly confused with "Winterspiele"?
"Winterspiele" is commonly confused with "Winterspielen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Winterspiele"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Winterspiele" is [ˈvɪntɐˌʃpiːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Winterspiele" come from?
"Winterspiele" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list