seize
[sɛz]
The verdict
“seize” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sechzehn, 16
Corpus desk
Index DE-seize · seize · German
seize · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | seize |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | [sɛz] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „seize“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
seize is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral, transcribed [sɛz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sechzehn, 16".
No generated misspelling entries exist for seize in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 seize, spelled S-E-I-Z-E.
Definition
- 1sechzehn, 16
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how seize appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La région de Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz (en arabe : مراكش تانسيفت حاوز) est l'une des seize régions du Maroc.
This word in other languages
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.