segelte

/[ˈzeːɡl̩tə]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,800

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

segelte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs segeln Pronounced [ˈzeːɡl̩tə]. Often confused with spielte and Segmente.

Key facts for segelte
PropertyValue
Headwordsegelte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzeːɡl̩tə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,800
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of segelte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for segelte is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzeːɡl̩tə]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,800 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for segelte, with forms such as "esgelte", "seeglte", and "segelet". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "spielte", "Segmente", "spiegelte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is segelte, spelled S-E-G-E-L-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs segeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs segeln
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs segeln
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs segeln

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esgelte,seeglte,segelet,segellte,segeltte,segetle,seggelte,seglete,sgeelte,ssegelte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for segelte

Misspelling Variants of "segelte"

esgelte7seeglte7segelet7segellte8segeltte8segetle7seggelte8seglete7
Misspelling Variants of "segelte"

Frequency rank: #42,800 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "segelte"?
"segelte" is spelled S-E-G-E-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːɡl̩tə].
What does "segelte" mean?
As a verb, "segelte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs segeln
What words are commonly confused with "segelte"?
"segelte" is commonly confused with "spielte", "Segmente", "spiegelte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "segelte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "segelte" is [ˈzeːɡl̩tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "segelte" come from?
"segelte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.