segelt

[ˈzeːɡl̩t]

/[ˈzeːɡl̩t]/ verb

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The verdict

“segelt” is uncommon German (frequency #53,228 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,228
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs segeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-segelt · segelt · German

segelt · rank #53,228 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,228
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH scorpion

Nearest frequency peer: scorpion (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „segelt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „segelt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for segelt
PropertyValue
Headwordsegelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzeːɡl̩t]
Letters6
Frequency rank#53,228
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „segelt“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).segeltfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „scorpion“ (#53,227), „seichte“ (#53,229), „Schülerzeitung“ (#53,226). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „segelt“ bei #53,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

segelt is uncommon German at frequency #53,228 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈzeːɡl̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for segelt in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is segelt, spelled S-E-G-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs segeln
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs segeln
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs segeln

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 "segelt"?
"segelt" is spelled S-E-G-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːɡl̩t].
What does "segelt" mean?
As a verb, "segelt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs segeln
How do you pronounce "segelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "segelt" is [ˈzeːɡl̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "segelt" come from?
"segelt" 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 "segelt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Semmel#53,235Shaker#53,239siezen#53,244Skalen#53,247

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list