Seide

[ˈzaɪ̯də]

/[ˈzaɪ̯də]/ noun

The verdict

“Seide” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,408. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,408
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feine Textilfaser, die aus den Kokons der Seidenraupe gewonnen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-seide · Seide · German

Seide · rank #14,408 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,408
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seattle

Nearest frequency peer: Seattle (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Seide“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Seide“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Seide vs sie
40% similar
Seide vs sein
40% similar
Seide vs seit
40% similar

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

Key facts for Seide
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeide
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaɪ̯də]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,408
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Seide“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Seideliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Seattle“ (#14,407), „Sekretärin“ (#14,409), „schwänze“ (#14,406). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seide“ bei #14,408. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Seide (IPA [ˈzaɪ̯də]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,408 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Seide, with forms such as "eside", "sedie", and "seidde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sie", "sein", "seit", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Seide, spelled S-E-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    feine Textilfaser, die aus den Kokons der Seidenraupe gewonnen wird
  2. 2
    häufig feines Gewebe, das aus ^([1]) besteht
  3. 3
    parasitische Kletterpflanze aus der Gattung Cuscuta

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seide kommt ursprünglich wohl aus China und war eine wichtige Handelsware, die über die Seidenstraße nach Europa transportiert wurde.
  2. Als Behausung gräbt sie [die Flick-Flack-Spinne der marokkanischen Wüste] Röhren in den Sand, die sie mit Seide befestigt.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eside
  • sedie
  • seidde
  • seied
  • siede
  • sseide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Seide - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eside2sedie2seidde1seied2siede2sseide1
Edit distance from "Seide"

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 "Seide"?
"Seide" is spelled S-E-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaɪ̯də].
What does "Seide" mean?
As a noun, "Seide" means: feine Textilfaser, die aus den Kokons der Seidenraupe gewonnen wird
What words are commonly confused with "Seide"?
"Seide" is commonly confused with "sie", "sein", "seit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Seide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seide" is [ˈzaɪ̯də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seide" come from?
"Seide" 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 "Seide", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list