sedieren
[zeˈdiːʁən]
The verdict
“sedieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Medikamenten ruhigstellen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sedieren · sedieren · German
sedieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sedieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [zeˈdiːʁən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sedieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sedieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [zeˈdiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Medikamenten ruhigstellen".
sedieren has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sedieren, spelled S-E-D-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit Medikamenten ruhigstellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sedieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Man musste die Patientin zuerst sedieren, bevor man ihre Wunden versorgen konnte.
Die Angst vor Verstößen gegen das restriktive deutsche Betäubungsmittelgesetz und damit die Furcht, jemanden versehentlich zum Sterben zu sedieren, scheint zu weichen.
This word in other languages
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.