Seiler

/[ˈzaɪ̯lɐ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,780

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Seiler is aGermannoun. It means: Handwerker, der Seile herstellt Pronounced [ˈzaɪ̯lɐ]. Often confused with Seine and Seite.

Key facts for Seiler
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeiler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaɪ̯lɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,780
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Seiler in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Seiler is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzaɪ̯lɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,780 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Handwerker, der Seile herstellt".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Seiler, with forms such as "esiler", "seielr", and "seilerr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Seine", "Seite", "Stier", and more, 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 Seiler, spelled S-E-I-L-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Handwerker, der Seile herstellt

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esiler,seielr,seilerr,seiller,seilre,selier,sieler,sseiler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Seiler

Misspelling Variants of "Seiler"

esiler6seielr6seilerr7seiller7seilre6selier6sieler6sseiler7
Misspelling Variants of "Seiler"

Frequency rank: #29,780 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Seiler"?
"Seiler" is spelled S-E-I-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaɪ̯lɐ].
What does "Seiler" mean?
As a noun, "Seiler" means: Handwerker, der Seile herstellt
What words are commonly confused with "Seiler"?
"Seiler" is commonly confused with "Seine", "Seite", "Stier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Seiler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seiler" is [ˈzaɪ̯lɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seiler" come from?
"Seiler" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.