segale

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The verdict

“segale” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Getreide, das zur Gattung Secale der Familie der Süßgräser gehört

Corpus desk

Index DE-segale · segale · German

segale · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for segale
PropertyValue
Headwordsegale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „segale“ im Deutschen

segaleliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

segale is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Getreide, das zur Gattung Secale der Familie der Süßgräser gehört".

segale has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is segale, spelled S-E-G-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Getreide, das zur Gattung Secale der Familie der Süßgräser gehört

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "segale"?
"segale" is spelled S-E-G-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "segale" mean?
As a noun, "segale" means: ein Getreide, das zur Gattung Secale der Familie der Süßgräser gehört
How do you pronounce "segale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "segale" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "segale" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list