Würfelspiel

[ˈvʏʁfl̩ˌʃpiːl]

/[ˈvʏʁfl̩ˌʃpiːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Würfelspiel” is uncommon German (frequency #75,262 among 38,697 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,262
frequency rank, German
38,697
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Spiel, das mit einem oder mehreren Würfeln gespielt wird

Key facts for Würfelspiel
PropertyValue
HeadwordWürfelspiel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈvʏʁfl̩ˌʃpiːl]
Letters11
Frequency rank#75,262
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Würfelspiel” 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). Würfelspiel lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Würfelspiel is uncommon German at frequency #75,262 among 38,697 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈvʏʁfl̩ˌʃpiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Spiel, das mit einem oder mehreren Würfeln gespielt wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Würfelspiel, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Würfelspiel, spelled W-Ü-R-F-E-L-S-P-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Spiel, das mit einem oder mehreren Würfeln gespielt wird

This word in other languages

dice(English)

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 "Würfelspiel"?
"Würfelspiel" is spelled W-Ü-R-F-E-L-S-P-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvʏʁfl̩ˌʃpiːl].
What does "Würfelspiel" mean?
As a noun, "Würfelspiel" means: ein Spiel, das mit einem oder mehreren Würfeln gespielt wird
How do you pronounce "Würfelspiel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Würfelspiel" is [ˈvʏʁfl̩ˌʃpiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Würfelspiel" come from?
"Würfelspiel" 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 “Würfelspiel”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is W-Ü-R-F-E-L-S-P-I-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈvʏʁfl̩ˌʃpiːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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