Sedierung

[zeˈdiːʁʊŋ]

/[zeˈdiːʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sedierung” is uncommon German (frequency #80,907 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,907
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gabe eines (starken) Beruhigungsmittels

Corpus desk

Index DE-sedierung · Sedierung · German

Sedierung · rank #80,907 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,907
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Scirocco

Nearest frequency peer: Scirocco (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sedierung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sedierung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sedierung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSedierung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zeˈdiːʁʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#80,907
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sedierung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sedierungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Scirocco“ (#80,906), „Seeadler“ (#80,908), „scientists“ (#80,905). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sedierung“ bei #80,907. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sedierung is uncommon German at frequency #80,907 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zeˈdiːʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gabe eines (starken) Beruhigungsmittels".

No misspelling variants are generated for Sedierung in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Sedierung, spelled S-E-D-I-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gabe eines (starken) Beruhigungsmittels

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Was Patienten während der Sedierung wahrnehmen, lässt sich nicht eindeutig sagen.“
  2. „Die Sedierung beim Zahnarzt, auch bekannt als Dämmerschlaf oder Sedierungszustand, ist ein Verfahren, bei dem einem Patienten Medikamente verabreicht werden, um Angst und Unbehagen während einer zahnärztlichen Behandlung zu reduzieren.“

Synonyms

RuhigstellungSedation

This word in other languages

sedation(English)sedación(Español)sédation(Français)

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 "Sedierung"?
"Sedierung" is spelled S-E-D-I-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [zeˈdiːʁʊŋ].
What does "Sedierung" mean?
As a noun, "Sedierung" means: Gabe eines (starken) Beruhigungsmittels
How do you pronounce "Sedierung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sedierung" is [zeˈdiːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sedierung" come from?
"Sedierung" 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 "Sedierung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sekretärs#80,917Sexappeal#80,921schmökern#80,892Sitzmöbel#80,926

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list