Seife

[ˈzaɪ̯fə]

/[ˈzaɪ̯fə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seife” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,017. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,017
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein wasserlösliches Reinigungsmittel für Körperhygiene

Corpus desk

Index DE-seife · Seife · German

Seife · rank #13,017 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,017
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sehn

Nearest frequency peer: sehn (-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 „Seife“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Seife“ 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).

Seife vs sie
40% similar
Seife vs sein
40% similar
Seife vs seit
40% similar

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

Key facts for Seife
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeife
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaɪ̯fə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,017
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Seife“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sehn“ (#13,016), „series“ (#13,018), „Schweinfurt“ (#13,015). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seife“ bei #13,017. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Seife (IPA [ˈzaɪ̯fə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,017 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 Seife, with forms such as "esife", "sefie", and "seief". 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Seife, spelled S-E-I-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein wasserlösliches Reinigungsmittel für Körperhygiene
  2. 2
    Salz einer Fettsäure
  3. 3
    Ansammlung von widerstandsfähigen Erzen, Diamanten oder Metallen in Sand- oder Kieselablagerungen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Stück Seife ist schon fast aufgebraucht.
  2. „Er benützte die Seife nun wirklich, wenn auch mit Parteilichkeit, seinem Gesicht und seinen Ohren gönnte er nichts von der ihm oktroyierten Substanz.“

This word in other languages

soap(English)jabón(Español)savon(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esife
  • sefie
  • seief
  • seiffe
  • siefe
  • sseife

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Seife - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

esife2sefie2seief2seiffe1siefe2sseife1
Edit distance from "Seife"

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 "Seife"?
"Seife" is spelled S-E-I-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaɪ̯fə].
What does "Seife" mean?
As a noun, "Seife" means: ein wasserlösliches Reinigungsmittel für Körperhygiene
What words are commonly confused with "Seife"?
"Seife" 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 "Seife"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seife" is [ˈzaɪ̯fə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seife" come from?
"Seife" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

small#13,024Tokyo#13,041wehen#13,067Larry#12,959

Similar misspelling depth

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

sehn6 variantsrich6 variantsThan6 variantsType6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list