Videospiel

/ˈviːdeoˌʃpiːl/

das noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Videospiele

Meaning

  1. video game

    Built from Video (video) + Spiel (game).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Video video
  • Spiel game

Similar words

computerspiel

Computerspiel and Videospiel are close synonyms for "video game," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

French

jeu vidéo

jeu vidéo is the French word for the same thing — both mean "video game."

Portuguese

videogame

videogame is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "video game."

Practice

1 What does Videospiel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er spielt ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Videospiel?

nouncompound

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