ceviche

[sevitʃe]

/[sevitʃe]/ noun

The verdict

“ceviche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (ursprünglich aus Peru stammendes und dort als Nationalgericht geltendes) Gericht aus rohem und in kleine Stücke geschnittenem Fisch – oder Meeresfrüchten –, der in einer Marinade aus Zitronen oder...

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Index DE-ceviche · ceviche · German

ceviche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for ceviche
PropertyValue
Headwordceviche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sevitʃe]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ceviche“ im Deutschen

cevicheschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ceviche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [sevitʃe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(ursprünglich aus Peru stammendes und dort als Nationalgericht geltendes) Gericht aus rohem und in kleine Stücke geschnittenem Fisch – oder Meeresfrüchten –, der in einer Marinade aus Zitronen oder...".

No misspelling variants are generated for ceviche in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ceviche, spelled C-E-V-I-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    (ursprünglich aus Peru stammendes und dort als Nationalgericht geltendes) Gericht aus rohem und in kleine Stücke geschnittenem Fisch – oder Meeresfrüchten –, der in einer Marinade aus Zitronen oder Limetten, Zwiebeln, Salz und Knoblauch zubereitet ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ceviche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. « La ceviche de crevettes est tout à fait dans l’esprit du décor latin. Servie dans une jolie barquette flanquée de betteraves râpées, cette ceviche au jus de limette, à la coriandre fraîche et à la menthe réunit les petites crevettes, les tomates et des oignons tout en laissant un arrière-goût de piment fort prononcé sur les papilles. »
  2. « On ose nous faire participer à cette fête du goût et de l’originalité, qui nous change du tataki, de la ceviche, du jarret d’agneau et de l’éternelle crème brûlée. »

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ceviche"?
"ceviche" is spelled C-E-V-I-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [sevitʃe].
What does "ceviche" mean?
As a noun, "ceviche" means: (ursprünglich aus Peru stammendes und dort als Nationalgericht geltendes) Gericht aus rohem und in kleine Stücke geschnittenem Fisch – oder Meeresfrüchten –, der in einer Marinade aus Zitronen oder...
How do you pronounce "ceviche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ceviche" is [sevitʃe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ceviche" come from?
"ceviche" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list