Segel
[ˈzeːɡl̩]
The verdict
“Segel” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,583 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,583
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Stück Stoff zur Nutzung des Windes für die Fortbewegung von Schiffen, Fluggeräten und Fahrzeugen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Segel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːɡl̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #12,583 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Segel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Segel is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzeːɡl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,583 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Stück Stoff zur Nutzung des Windes für die Fortbewegung von Schiffen, Fluggeräten und Fahrzeugen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Segel, with forms such as "esgel", "seegl", and "segell". 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, "sel", "sehe", "Seil", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Segel, spelled S-E-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1Stück Stoff zur Nutzung des Windes für die Fortbewegung von Schiffen, Fluggeräten und Fahrzeugen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: esgel,seegl,segell,seggel,segle,sgeel,ssegel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Segel - 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 “Segel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-G-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzeːɡl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “sel” - see the side-by-side comparison. Segel vs sel
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.