Seitenflügel

[ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌflyːɡl̩]

/[ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌflyːɡl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seitenflügel” is uncommon German (frequency #87,044 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,044
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gebäude an der Seite eines Gebäudekomplexes

Corpus desk

Index DE-seitenflugel · Seitenflügel · German

Seitenflügel · rank #87,044 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,044
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sekundentakt

Nearest frequency peer: Sekundentakt (+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 „Seitenflügel“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seitenflügel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeitenflügel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌflyːɡl̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#87,044
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Seitenflügel“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Seitenflügelfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sekundentakt“ (#87,045), „Sehtest“ (#87,042), „selbstgemachter“ (#87,046). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seitenflügel“ bei #87,044. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seitenflügel is uncommon German at frequency #87,044 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌflyːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Seitenflügel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Seitenflügel, spelled S-E-I-T-E-N-F-L-Ü-G-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gebäude an der Seite eines Gebäudekomplexes
  2. 2
    seitlicher Flügel eines Gemäldes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie werden in die Stille eines Zimmers im Seitenflügel geführt.“
  2. „Die Gräfin hatte durch die Stubenmädchen sofort erfahren, was im Seitenflügel vorgefallen war.“

This word in other languages

aile(Français)

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 "Seitenflügel"?
"Seitenflügel" is spelled S-E-I-T-E-N-F-L-Ü-G-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌflyːɡl̩].
What does "Seitenflügel" mean?
As a noun, "Seitenflügel" means: Gebäude an der Seite eines Gebäudekomplexes
How do you pronounce "Seitenflügel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seitenflügel" is [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌflyːɡl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seitenflügel" come from?
"Seitenflügel" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sekundentakt#87,045Schwindsucht#87,035schweigenden#87,032Schwachköpfe#87,029

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list