German noun, neuter · CEFR A1

das Spiel

Meaning in English: game, match; play

Rank 359 of 5,000noun · dasLevel A13 forms in the list
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Example

Das Spiel endete unentschieden.

The match ended in a draw.

Der, die or das?

Spiel is neuter: das Spiel. How to tell the gender from the ending.

Forms of Spiel in the top 5,000

These forms of Spiel are in the top 5,000 as well — plural and case forms are counted separately:

Spiele#870
games, matchesA2

Welche Spiele spielt ihr am liebsten?
Which games do you like playing best?

Spiels#4,691
game, match (genitive)A2

Am Ende des Spiels haben alle gejubelt.
At the end of the game everyone cheered.

How common is Spiel?

Spiel is number 359 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 241 times per million words — about once every 4,100 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 55% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Related words in the list

Words built on Spiel:

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 355gernegladly, with pleasure
  2. 356Maßnahmenmeasures, steps
  3. 357hinthere, towards (away from speaker)
  4. 358bestehtconsists; exists
  5. 359das Spielgame, match; play
  6. 360unterstützento support
  7. 361zehnten
  8. 362zeigento show
  9. 363tunto do

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