Seepferdchen
[ˈzeːˌp͡feːɐ̯tçən]
The verdict
“Seepferdchen” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,474. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,474
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein der Gruppe der Seenadeln zugehöriger Fisch
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Seepferdchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːˌp͡feːɐ̯tçən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #48,474 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Seepferdchen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around Seepferdchen (IPA [ˈzeːˌp͡feːɐ̯tçən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,474 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Seepferdchen, with forms such as "esepferdchen", "seefperdchen", and "seepefrdchen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Seepferdchen, spelled S-E-E-P-F-E-R-D-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein der Gruppe der Seenadeln zugehöriger Fisch
- 2ein nach dem Tier^([1]) benanntes Schwimmabzeichen für Frühschwimmer
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: esepferdchen,seefperdchen,seepefrdchen,seepfedrchen,seepfercdhen,seepferdcchen,seepferdcehn,seepferdchenn,seepferdchhen,seepferdchne,seepferddchen,seepferdhcen,seepferrdchen,seepfferdchen,seepfredchen,seeppferdchen,sepeferdchen,sepferdchen,sseepferdchen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Seepferdchen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Seepferdchen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-E-P-F-E-R-D-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzeːˌp͡feːɐ̯tçən] (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
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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.