Segen

/[ˈzeːɡn̩]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,106

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Segen is aGermannoun. It means: rituell geäußerter Wunsch um Gottes Gnade/Beistand für jemanden oder etwas Pronounced [ˈzeːɡn̩]. It ranks #6,106 in German word frequency. Often confused with sein and sehe.

Key facts for Segen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːɡn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,106
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Segen is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzeːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,106 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Segen, with forms such as "esgen", "seegn", and "segenn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sein", "sehe", "Sven", 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 Segen, spelled S-E-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    rituell geäußerter Wunsch um Gottes Gnade/Beistand für jemanden oder etwas
  2. 2
    Äußerung des Einverständnisses
  3. 3
    Zustand des Glücks

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esgen,seegn,segenn,seggen,sgeen,ssegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Segen

Misspelling Variants of "Segen"

esgen5seegn5segenn6seggen6sgeen5ssegen6
Misspelling Variants of "Segen"

Frequency rank: #6,106 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Segen"?
"Segen" is spelled S-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːɡn̩].
What does "Segen" mean?
As a noun, "Segen" means: rituell geäußerter Wunsch um Gottes Gnade/Beistand für jemanden oder etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Segen"?
"Segen" is commonly confused with "sein", "sehe", "Sven". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Segen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Segen" is [ˈzeːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Segen" come from?
"Segen" 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.