Sehtest

[ˈzeːˌtɛst]

/[ˈzeːˌtɛst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sehtest” is uncommon German (frequency #87,042 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,042
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Überprüfung der Sehschärfe

Corpus desk

Index DE-sehtest · Sehtest · German

Sehtest · rank #87,042 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,042
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH seeing

Nearest frequency peer: seeing (-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 „Sehtest“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sehtest
PropertyValue
HeadwordSehtest
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːˌtɛst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#87,042
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sehtest“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „seeing“ (#87,041), „Seitenflügel“ (#87,044), „Schönwetter“ (#87,039). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sehtest“ bei #87,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sehtest is uncommon German at frequency #87,042 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːˌtɛst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Überprüfung der Sehschärfe".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sehtest, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sehtest, spelled S-E-H-T-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Überprüfung der Sehschärfe

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Sehtest appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Bei einem Sehtest für die Reihe der Sehstärke 1 ist die Strichstärke so bemessen, dass dem Auge die Reihe unter einem Winkel von einer Bogenminute erscheint.“

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 "Sehtest"?
"Sehtest" is spelled S-E-H-T-E-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːˌtɛst].
What does "Sehtest" mean?
As a noun, "Sehtest" means: Überprüfung der Sehschärfe
How do you pronounce "Sehtest"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sehtest" is [ˈzeːˌtɛst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sehtest" come from?
"Sehtest" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sehtest", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

senkten#87,050sexting#87,054Sichuan#87,058Slowake#87,069

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list