seinetwegen

[ˈzaɪ̯nətˌveːɡn̩]

/[ˈzaɪ̯nətˌveːɡn̩]/ adv

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The verdict

“seinetwegen” is uncommon German (frequency #65,680 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,680
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus einem ihn/es betreffenden Grunde

Corpus desk

Index DE-seinetwegen · seinetwegen · German

seinetwegen · rank #65,680 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,680
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Serial

Nearest frequency peer: Serial (+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 „seinetwegen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for seinetwegen
PropertyValue
Headwordseinetwegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈzaɪ̯nətˌveːɡn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#65,680
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „seinetwegen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Serial“ (#65,681), „Segway“ (#65,678), „Seyfried“ (#65,682). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „seinetwegen“ bei #65,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

seinetwegen is uncommon German at frequency #65,680 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈzaɪ̯nətˌveːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for seinetwegen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is seinetwegen, spelled S-E-I-N-E-T-W-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus einem ihn/es betreffenden Grunde
  2. 2
    für ihn/es, ihm zuliebe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich sitze seinetwegen im Gefängnis.
  2. Das tun wir alles nur seinetwegen.

Synonyms

wegenihmseinethalbenzuliebeum seinetwillen

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 "seinetwegen"?
"seinetwegen" is spelled S-E-I-N-E-T-W-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaɪ̯nətˌveːɡn̩].
What does "seinetwegen" mean?
As an adverb, "seinetwegen" means: aus einem ihn/es betreffenden Grunde
How do you pronounce "seinetwegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seinetwegen" is [ˈzaɪ̯nətˌveːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "seinetwegen" come from?
"seinetwegen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schlachtruf#65,651Stiefbruder#65,723Rückständen#65,635Rücksendung#65,634

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list