Seitengang
[ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌɡaŋ]
The verdict
“Seitengang” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gangart von Pferden
Corpus desk
Index DE-seitengang · Seitengang · German
Seitengang · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Seitengang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌɡaŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Seitengang“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Seitengang is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌɡaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Seitengang doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Seitengang, spelled S-E-I-T-E-N-G-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1Gangart von Pferden
- 2seitlich abgehender oder an einer Seite verlaufender Gang
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Seitengang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Keller war groß und niedrig und gut gebaut, mit Stollen, Seitengängen und Licht.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.