sega

[ˈseːɡa]

/[ˈseːɡa]/ noun

The verdict

“sega” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,475. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,475
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Säge: Werkzeug zum Bearbeiten und Zerteilen von Holz, Stein, Metall, Kunststoff und anderen festen Materialien

Corpus desk

Index DE-sega · sega · German

sega · rank #48,475 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,475
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seepferdchen

Nearest frequency peer: Seepferdchen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „sega“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „sega“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sega vs SG
0% similar
sega vs sei
50% similar
sega vs Sex
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sega
PropertyValue
Headwordsega
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈseːɡa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#48,475
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sega“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).segaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Seepferdchen“ (#48,474), „Segelboot“ (#48,476), „secretary“ (#48,473). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sega“ bei #48,475. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around sega (IPA [ˈseːɡa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,475 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for sega, with forms such as "esga", "seag", and "segga". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "SG", "sei", "Sex", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sega, spelled S-E-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Säge: Werkzeug zum Bearbeiten und Zerteilen von Holz, Stein, Metall, Kunststoff und anderen festen Materialien
  2. 2
    das Wichsen: männliche Masturbation

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Una sega è un attrezzo atto a tagliare legno o altri materiali, al fine di dividere un pezzo di materiale in parti più piccole secondo le misure desiderate.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esga
  • seag
  • segga
  • sgea
  • ssega

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sega - 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.

esga2seag2segga1sgea2ssega1
Edit distance from "sega"

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 "sega"?
"sega" is spelled S-E-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈseːɡa].
What does "sega" mean?
As a noun, "sega" means: die Säge: Werkzeug zum Bearbeiten und Zerteilen von Holz, Stein, Metall, Kunststoff und anderen festen Materialien
What words are commonly confused with "sega"?
"sega" is commonly confused with "SG", "sei", "Sex". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sega"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sega" is [ˈseːɡa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sega" come from?
"sega" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sega", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list