Wintersportler

[ˈvɪntɐˌʃpɔʁtlɐ]

/[ˈvɪntɐˌʃpɔʁtlɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Wintersportler” is an uncommon German word, ranked #77,557 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#77,557
frequency rank, German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Person, die eine Sportart betreibt, die hauptsächlich im Winter unter der Voraussetzung, dass Schnee, Eis oder Minustemperaturen vorhanden sind, praktiziert wird

Key facts for Wintersportler
PropertyValue
HeadwordWintersportler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɪntɐˌʃpɔʁtlɐ]
Letters14
Frequency rank#77,557
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wintersportler” 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). Wintersportler lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Wintersportler is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈvɪntɐˌʃpɔʁtlɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #77,557 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Person, die eine Sportart betreibt, die hauptsächlich im Winter unter der Voraussetzung, dass Schnee, Eis oder Minustemperaturen vorhanden sind, praktiziert wird".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wintersportler, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Wintersportler, spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-S-P-O-R-T-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die eine Sportart betreibt, die hauptsächlich im Winter unter der Voraussetzung, dass Schnee, Eis oder Minustemperaturen vorhanden sind, praktiziert wird

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 "Wintersportler"?
"Wintersportler" is spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-S-P-O-R-T-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɪntɐˌʃpɔʁtlɐ].
What does "Wintersportler" mean?
As a noun, "Wintersportler" means: Person, die eine Sportart betreibt, die hauptsächlich im Winter unter der Voraussetzung, dass Schnee, Eis oder Minustemperaturen vorhanden sind, praktiziert wird
How do you pronounce "Wintersportler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wintersportler" is [ˈvɪntɐˌʃpɔʁtlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wintersportler" come from?
"Wintersportler" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Wintersportler”

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

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