Sekret

[zeˈkʁeːt]

/[zeˈkʁeːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sekret” is uncommon German (frequency #60,069 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,069
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (zäh)flüssige Absonderungen von Lebewesen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sekret · Sekret · German

Sekret · rank #60,069 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,069
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sehnlichst

Nearest frequency peer: sehnlichst (-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 „Sekret“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sekret
PropertyValue
HeadwordSekret
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zeˈkʁeːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,069
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sekret“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sehnlichst“ (#60,068), „selbstbestimmte“ (#60,070), „segnete“ (#60,067). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sekret“ bei #60,069. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sekret is uncommon German at frequency #60,069 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zeˈkʁeːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sekret, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Sekret, spelled S-E-K-R-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (zäh)flüssige Absonderungen von Lebewesen
  2. 2
    vertrauliche Mitteilung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Sekret mancher Bäume, Harz genannt, wurde mit der Zeit zu Bernstein.
  2. Das Sekret wurde umgehend zugestellt.

This word in other languages

secretion(English)secreción(Español)sécrétion(Français)secreção(Português)

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 "Sekret"?
"Sekret" is spelled S-E-K-R-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zeˈkʁeːt].
What does "Sekret" mean?
As a noun, "Sekret" means: (zäh)flüssige Absonderungen von Lebewesen
How do you pronounce "Sekret"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sekret" is [zeˈkʁeːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sekret" come from?
"Sekret" 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 "Sekret", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sitzes#60,079Schuft#60,051stillt#60,110Samira#60,024

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list