Seil
[zaɪ̯l]
The verdict
“Seil” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,937. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,937
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus miteinander verdrillten Fäden, Drähten oder Ähnlichem bestehendes Gebilde
Corpus desk
Index DE-seil · Seil · German
Seil · rank #10,937 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,937
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH second
Nearest frequency peer: second (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Seil”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- schwitzen
schwitzen
89,067 corpus weight
- schwäbischen
schwäbischen
89,066 corpus weight
- second
second
89,065 corpus weight
- Seil
Seil
89,064 corpus weight
- silver
silver
89,063 corpus weight
- Sm
Sm
89,062 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Seil” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Seil |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zaɪ̯l] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #10,937 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Seil” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Seil (IPA [zaɪ̯l]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,937 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "aus miteinander verdrillten Fäden, Drähten oder Ähnlichem bestehendes Gebilde".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Seil, with forms such as "esil", "seill", and "seli". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sie", "Sex", "set", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Seil, spelled S-E-I-L.
Definition
- 1aus miteinander verdrillten Fäden, Drähten oder Ähnlichem bestehendes Gebilde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Seil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir müssen das Boot mit einem Seil festmachen.
„Der Extremkletterer setzt sich nicht ‚todesmutig’ oder gar ‚blind’ einer ‚mörderischen Wand’ aus, sondern sichert sich mit Seil und Haken, vertraut seinen Eisen, seinem Können, seiner Sorgfalt, seiner Konzentrationsfähigkeit, seinem Selbsteinschätzungsvermögen, seinem Krisenmanagement, seiner Erfahrung.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- esil
- seill
- seli
- siel
- sseil
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Seil - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Seil", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Seil". Here's where to go from here.
- "Seil" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "sie". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #10,937 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.