Zusammenspiel
[t͡suˈzamənˌʃpiːl]
The verdict
“Zusammenspiel” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,425 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,425
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gemeinsames Spiel, kooperatives Zusammenwirken mehrerer Personen beim Spielen, etwa in Orchester, Theater, Mannschaftssport
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zusammenspiel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡suˈzamənˌʃpiːl] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #12,425 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zusammenspiel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Zusammenspiel is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡suˈzamənˌʃpiːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,425 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zusammenspiel, with forms such as "uzsammenspiel", "zsuammenspiel", and "zuasmmenspiel". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zusammenspiel, spelled Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-S-P-I-E-L.
Definition
- 1gemeinsames Spiel, kooperatives Zusammenwirken mehrerer Personen beim Spielen, etwa in Orchester, Theater, Mannschaftssport
- 2gemeinschaftliches Arbeiten von Personen, Gruppen, Organisationen im Dienste einer Sache
- 3reibungsloser Wirkmechanismus von verschiedenen Apparaten, Körperteilen, Maschinenteilen, Nahrungsingredienzien, Naturelementen
- 4Harmonie von Sinneseindrücken wie das Abgestimmtsein von Farben, Formen, Gerüchen, Tönen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: uzsammenspiel,zsuammenspiel,zuasmmenspiel,zusamemnspiel,zusamenspiel,zusammennspiel,zusammenpsiel,zusammensipel,zusammenspeil,zusammenspiell,zusammenspile,zusammensppiel,zusammensspiel,zusammesnpiel,zusammnespiel,zusmamenspiel,zussammenspiel,zzusammenspiel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zusammenspiel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Zusammenspiel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-S-P-I-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡suˈzamənˌʃpiːl] (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
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.