This is the 11309th most frequent German word.
sommerspielen
"Sommerspielen" means "to play in the summer."
The word 'sommerspielen' is split into its components in this sentence: 'Sommer' means 'summer' and 'spielen' means 'play,' here indicating the activity of children during summertime.
Im Sommer spielen die Kinder oft draußen.
In the summer, the children often play outside.
In this context, 'sommerspielen' is specifically describing performing plays in a summer setting and is a constructed term to emphasize the seasonal aspect of the action.
Die Sommertheatergruppe plant, Shakespeares Werke auf Freilichtbühnen zu sommerspielen.
The summer theater group plans to perform Shakespeare's works outdoors during the summer.
'Sommerspiel' is used as a noun here, referring to plays or performances associated with the summer.