Sehenswürdigkeit

[ˈzeːənsˌvʏʁdɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈzeːənsˌvʏʁdɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

The verdict

“Sehenswürdigkeit” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #30,761 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#30,761
frequency rank, German
16
letters
25
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bedeutsames Objekt von touristischem Interesse, wie Gebäude, Denkmale, Naturdenkmale, deren Besuch lohnend ist

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sehenswürdigkeit vs Sehenswürdigkeiten
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sehenswürdigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSehenswürdigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːənsˌvʏʁdɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters16
Frequency rank#30,761
Misspellings tracked25
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sehenswürdigkeit” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Sehenswürdigkeit lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sehenswürdigkeit is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzeːənsˌvʏʁdɪçkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,761 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "bedeutsames Objekt von touristischem Interesse, wie Gebäude, Denkmale, Naturdenkmale, deren Besuch lohnend ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sehenswürdigkeit, with forms such as "eshenswürdigkeit", "seehnswürdigkeit", and "sehennswürdigkeit". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Sehenswürdigkeiten", 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 Sehenswürdigkeit, spelled S-E-H-E-N-S-W-Ü-R-D-I-G-K-E-I-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    bedeutsames Objekt von touristischem Interesse, wie Gebäude, Denkmale, Naturdenkmale, deren Besuch lohnend ist

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eshenswürdigkeit,seehnswürdigkeit,sehennswürdigkeit,sehensswürdigkeit,sehenswrüdigkeit,sehenswwürdigkeit,sehenswüdrigkeit,sehenswürddigkeit,sehenswürdgikeit,sehenswürdigekit,sehenswürdiggkeit,sehenswürdigkeitt,sehenswürdigketi,sehenswürdigkiet,sehenswürdigkkeit,sehenswürdikgeit,sehenswüridgkeit,sehenswürrdigkeit,sehensüwrdigkeit,sehenwsürdigkeit,sehesnwürdigkeit,sehhenswürdigkeit,sehneswürdigkeit,sheenswürdigkeit,ssehenswürdigkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sehenswürdigkeit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eshenswürdigkeit2seehnswürdigkeit2sehennswürdigkeit1sehensswürdigkeit1sehenswrüdigkeit2sehenswwürdigkeit1sehenswüdrigkeit2sehenswürddigkeit1
Edit distance from "Sehenswürdigkeit"

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sehenswürdigkeit"?
"Sehenswürdigkeit" is spelled S-E-H-E-N-S-W-Ü-R-D-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːənsˌvʏʁdɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Sehenswürdigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Sehenswürdigkeit" means: bedeutsames Objekt von touristischem Interesse, wie Gebäude, Denkmale, Naturdenkmale, deren Besuch lohnend ist
What words are commonly confused with "Sehenswürdigkeit"?
"Sehenswürdigkeit" is commonly confused with "Sehenswürdigkeiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sehenswürdigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sehenswürdigkeit" is [ˈzeːənsˌvʏʁdɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sehenswürdigkeit" come from?
"Sehenswürdigkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Sehenswürdigkeit”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-E-H-E-N-S-W-Ü-R-D-I-G-K-E-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzeːənsˌvʏʁdɪçkaɪ̯t] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “Sehenswürdigkeiten” - see the side-by-side comparison. Sehenswürdigkeit vs Sehenswürdigkeiten
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list