Wortspiel

[ˈvɔʁtˌʃpiːl]

/[ˈvɔʁtˌʃpiːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wortspiel” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,405. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,405
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - witziges Spiel mit Worten, z. B. mit deren Mehrdeutigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-wortspiel · Wortspiel · German

Wortspiel · rank #25,405 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,405
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH won

Nearest frequency peer: won (-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 „Wortspiel“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Wortspiel“ 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).

Wortspiel vs Wortspiele
90% similar

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

Key facts for Wortspiel
PropertyValue
HeadwordWortspiel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɔʁtˌʃpiːl]
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,405
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Wortspiel“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Wortspielliegt 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: „won“ (#25,404), „wovor“ (#25,406), „wogen“ (#25,403). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wortspiel“ bei #25,405. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Wortspiel (IPA [ˈvɔʁtˌʃpiːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,405 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "witziges Spiel mit Worten, z. B. mit deren Mehrdeutigkeit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wortspiel, with forms such as "owrtspiel", "worrtspiel", and "worstpiel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Wortspiele", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Wortspiel, spelled W-O-R-T-S-P-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    witziges Spiel mit Worten, z. B. mit deren Mehrdeutigkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wortspiele sind selten in andere Sprachen übersetzbar.
  2. „Womöglich erklärt sich die Beliebtheit des Wortspiels in diesem Fall schon durch seine auffallende Schlichtheit, die jedem Grundschulkind erlauben dürfte, es mühelos zu verstehen.“

This word in other languages

play on words(English)juego de palabras(Español)calembour(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owrtspiel
  • worrtspiel
  • worstpiel
  • wortpsiel
  • wortsipel
  • wortspeil
  • wortspiell
  • wortspile
  • wortsppiel
  • wortsspiel
  • worttspiel
  • wotrspiel
  • wrotspiel
  • wwortspiel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wortspiel - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

owrtspiel2worrtspiel1worstpiel2wortpsiel2wortsipel2wortspeil2wortspiell1wortspile2
Edit distance from "Wortspiel"

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 "Wortspiel"?
"Wortspiel" is spelled W-O-R-T-S-P-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔʁtˌʃpiːl].
What does "Wortspiel" mean?
As a noun, "Wortspiel" means: witziges Spiel mit Worten, z. B. mit deren Mehrdeutigkeit
What words are commonly confused with "Wortspiel"?
"Wortspiel" is commonly confused with "Wortspiele". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wortspiel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wortspiel" is [ˈvɔʁtˌʃpiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wortspiel" come from?
"Wortspiel" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list