Sedna
[ˈzɛtna]
The verdict
“Sedna” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großes transneptunisches Objekt jenseits des Kuipergürtels, das höchstwahrscheinlich zu den Zwergplaneten gehört
Corpus desk
Index DE-sedna · Sedna · German
Sedna · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Sedna |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛtna] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sedna“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sedna is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈzɛtna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "großes transneptunisches Objekt jenseits des Kuipergürtels, das höchstwahrscheinlich zu den Zwergplaneten gehört".
No misspelling variants are generated for Sedna in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sedna, spelled S-E-D-N-A.
Definition
- 1großes transneptunisches Objekt jenseits des Kuipergürtels, das höchstwahrscheinlich zu den Zwergplaneten gehört
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sedna appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sedna wurde am 14. November 2003 entdeckt.
Sednas Oberfläche ist rot gefärbt.
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.