sedan

[sɪˈdæn]

/[sɪˈdæn]/ noun

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The verdict

“sedan” is uncommon German (frequency #51,670 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,670
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bestimmte Karosserieform bei Autos (immer viertürig); Limousine

Key facts for sedan
PropertyValue
Headwordsedan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sɪˈdæn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#51,670
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sedan” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sedan lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sedan is uncommon German at frequency #51,670 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sɪˈdæn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bestimmte Karosserieform bei Autos (immer viertürig); Limousine".

sedan has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sedan, spelled S-E-D-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    bestimmte Karosserieform bei Autos (immer viertürig); Limousine

Synonyms

saloon

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 "sedan"?
"sedan" is spelled S-E-D-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [sɪˈdæn].
What does "sedan" mean?
As a noun, "sedan" means: bestimmte Karosserieform bei Autos (immer viertürig); Limousine
How do you pronounce "sedan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sedan" is [sɪˈdæn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sedan" come from?
"sedan" 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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Using “sedan”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-E-D-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [sɪˈdæn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list