prelude vs spiel

prelude and spiel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prelude	Yes	No	Yes	No
spiel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, spiel is a hypernym of prelude; that is, spiel is a word with a broader meaning than prelude:

Other hypernyms of prelude include play.

prelude (noun)	spiel (noun)
music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera	plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

prelude (verb)	spiel (verb)
play as a prelude	speak at great length (about something)
serve as a prelude or opening to	replay (as a melody)