Seitenlänge

[ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌlɛŋə]

/[ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌlɛŋə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seitenlänge” is uncommon German (frequency #85,834 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,834
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Länge einer Seite

Corpus desk

Index DE-seitenlange · Seitenlänge · German

Seitenlänge · rank #85,834 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,834
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seerose

Nearest frequency peer: Seerose (-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 „Seitenlänge“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seitenlänge
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeitenlänge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌlɛŋə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#85,834
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Seitenlänge“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Seerose“ (#85,833), „Selbstbetrug“ (#85,835), „seem“ (#85,832). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seitenlänge“ bei #85,834. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seitenlänge is uncommon German at frequency #85,834 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌlɛŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Länge einer Seite".

No misspelling variants are generated for Seitenlänge in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Seitenlänge, spelled S-E-I-T-E-N-L-Ä-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Länge einer Seite

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mit einer Seitenlänge von acht Metern ist die Garage recht großzügig bemessen.

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 "Seitenlänge"?
"Seitenlänge" is spelled S-E-I-T-E-N-L-Ä-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌlɛŋə].
What does "Seitenlänge" mean?
As a noun, "Seitenlänge" means: Länge einer Seite
How do you pronounce "Seitenlänge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seitenlänge" is [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌlɛŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seitenlänge" come from?
"Seitenlänge" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

selbstlosen#85,837schüttelten#85,829Schulhauses#85,819Schlepperei#85,805

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list