Wortspielen

[ˈvɔʁtˌʃpiːlən]

/[ˈvɔʁtˌʃpiːlən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Wortspielen” is uncommon German (frequency #96,537 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,537
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wortspiel

Corpus desk

Index DE-wortspielen · Wortspielen · German

Wortspielen · rank #96,537 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,537
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wortbildung

Nearest frequency peer: Wortbildung (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Wortspielen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Wortspielen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wortspielen
PropertyValue
HeadwordWortspielen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvɔʁtˌʃpiːlən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#96,537
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Wortspielen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Wortspielenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Wortbildung“ (#96,536), „Wumms“ (#96,538), „Wojciech“ (#96,534). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „Wortspielen“ bei #96,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Wortspielen is uncommon German at frequency #96,537 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvɔʁtˌʃpiːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wortspiel".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wortspielen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Wortspielen, spelled W-O-R-T-S-P-I-E-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Wortspielen"?
"Wortspielen" is spelled W-O-R-T-S-P-I-E-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔʁtˌʃpiːlən].
What does "Wortspielen" mean?
As a noun, "Wortspielen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Wortspiel
How do you pronounce "Wortspielen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wortspielen" is [ˈvɔʁtˌʃpiːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wortspielen" come from?
"Wortspielen" 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 "Wortspielen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wortbildung#96,536widerstreit#96,522Wickeltisch#96,519zeitgleiche#96,556

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list