Security

[sɪˈkjuːrɪti]

/[sɪˈkjuːrɪti]/ noun

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The verdict

“Security” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,105. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,105
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dienstleistung für die Sicherheit von Objekten, Personen, auf Veranstaltungen oder Ähnlichem beziehungsweise dessen Personal

Corpus desk

Index DE-security · Security · German

Security · rank #6,105 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,105
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schriftlich

Nearest frequency peer: schriftlich (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Security“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Security“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Security
PropertyValue
HeadwordSecurity
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sɪˈkjuːrɪti]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,105
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Security“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Securityliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „schriftlich“ (#6,104), „Segen“ (#6,106), „schreit“ (#6,103). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Security“ bei #6,105. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Security (IPA [sɪˈkjuːrɪti]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,105 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Security, with forms such as "escurity", "sceurity", and "seccurity". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Security, spelled S-E-C-U-R-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dienstleistung für die Sicherheit von Objekten, Personen, auf Veranstaltungen oder Ähnlichem beziehungsweise dessen Personal
  2. 2
    Person, die für einen Sicherheitsdienst tätig ist, dem Sicherheitspersonal angehört
  3. 3
    Zustand der Sicherheit

This word in other languages

security(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • escurity
  • sceurity
  • seccurity
  • secruity
  • secuirty
  • securitty
  • securityy
  • securiyt
  • securrity
  • securtiy
  • seucrity
  • ssecurity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Security - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

escurity2sceurity2seccurity1secruity2secuirty2securitty1securityy1securiyt2
Edit distance from "Security"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Security"?
"Security" is spelled S-E-C-U-R-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [sɪˈkjuːrɪti].
What does "Security" mean?
As a noun, "Security" means: Dienstleistung für die Sicherheit von Objekten, Personen, auf Veranstaltungen oder Ähnlichem beziehungsweise dessen Personal
What are common misspellings of "Security"?
Common misspellings include "escurity", "sceurity", "seccurity", "secruity", "secuirty". The correct spelling is "Security".
How do you pronounce "Security"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Security" is [sɪˈkjuːrɪti]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Security" come from?
"Security" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Security", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stehende#6,107tauschen#6,111Nachteil#6,092versagen#6,119

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Vertrieb12 variantsMarathon12 variantsLeinwand12 variantsVorträge12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list