Seitenwand

[ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌvant]

/[ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌvant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seitenwand” is uncommon German (frequency #54,070 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,070
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wand, die sich an einer Seite befindet

Corpus desk

Index DE-seitenwand · Seitenwand · German

Seitenwand · rank #54,070 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,070
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH seems

Nearest frequency peer: seems (-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 „Seitenwand“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seitenwand
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeitenwand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌvant]
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,070
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Seitenwand“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „seems“ (#54,069), „Sekundärliteratur“ (#54,071), „Schärpe“ (#54,068). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seitenwand“ bei #54,070. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seitenwand is uncommon German at frequency #54,070 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌvant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wand, die sich an einer Seite befindet".

Seitenwand doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Seitenwand, spelled S-E-I-T-E-N-W-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wand, die sich an einer Seite befindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Runde Tische und Rohrstühle stehen an den Seitenwänden ungeordnet durcheinander, doch lassen sie den Mittelraum völlig frei..“
  2. „Und da waren die Pfirsichspaliere an einer Seitenwand des Hauses.“

Antonyms

InnenwandRückwandStirnwandVorderwand

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 "Seitenwand"?
"Seitenwand" is spelled S-E-I-T-E-N-W-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌvant].
What does "Seitenwand" mean?
As a noun, "Seitenwand" means: Wand, die sich an einer Seite befindet
How do you pronounce "Seitenwand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seitenwand" is [ˈzaɪ̯tn̩ˌvant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seitenwand" come from?
"Seitenwand" 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 "Seitenwand", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schlüssels#54,059sortierten#54,089Soziologin#54,091Rückblende#54,040

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list