Sekretär

[zekʁeˈtɛːɐ̯]

/[zekʁeˈtɛːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sekretär” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,789. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,789
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die für ihren Dienstgeber das Vorzimmer führt, den Arbeitstag organisiert, Kommunikation vorbereitet oder durchführt

Corpus desk

Index DE-sekretar · Sekretär · German

Sekretär · rank #12,789 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,789
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schreck

Nearest frequency peer: Schreck (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Sekretär“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Sekretär“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sekretär vs Sekretärin
80% similar
Sekretär vs secretary
56% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sekretär
PropertyValue
HeadwordSekretär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zekʁeˈtɛːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#12,789
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sekretär“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sekretärliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schreck“ (#12,788), „seriös“ (#12,790), „Schlagzeug“ (#12,787). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sekretär“ bei #12,789. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Sekretär (IPA [zekʁeˈtɛːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,789 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sekretär, with forms such as "eskretär", "sekertär", and "sekkretär". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Sekretärin", "secretary", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Sekretär, spelled S-E-K-R-E-T-Ä-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die für ihren Dienstgeber das Vorzimmer führt, den Arbeitstag organisiert, Kommunikation vorbereitet oder durchführt
  2. 2
    Person, die in einer Organisation an leitender Stelle arbeitet
  3. 3
    Beamtenposition im mittleren Dienst
  4. 4
    Möbelstück mit – oft ausklappbarer – Schreibplatte und Aufbau
  5. 5
    afrikanischer Greifvogel Sagittarius serpentarius
  6. 6
    Teil des Kampfgerichts beim Handball

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Sekretär nimmt jeden Tag 100 Anrufe entgegen.
  2. Er ist der Sekretär einer bekannten Partei.

Synonyms

AmanuensisSchreibschrankSchreibsekretär

This word in other languages

secretary(English)secretario(Español)secrétaire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eskretär
  • sekertär
  • sekkretär
  • sekreträ
  • sekrettär
  • sekretärr
  • sekreätr
  • sekrretär
  • sekrteär
  • serketär
  • skeretär
  • ssekretär

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sekretär - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eskretär2sekertär2sekkretär1sekreträ2sekrettär1sekretärr1sekreätr2sekrretär1
Edit distance from "Sekretär"

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 "Sekretär"?
"Sekretär" is spelled S-E-K-R-E-T-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [zekʁeˈtɛːɐ̯].
What does "Sekretär" mean?
As a noun, "Sekretär" means: Person, die für ihren Dienstgeber das Vorzimmer führt, den Arbeitstag organisiert, Kommunikation vorbereitet oder durchführt
What words are commonly confused with "Sekretär"?
"Sekretär" is commonly confused with "Sekretärin", "secretary". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sekretär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sekretär" is [zekʁeˈtɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sekretär" come from?
"Sekretär" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sorgfalt#12,791spiegeln#12,792spontane#12,793Strömung#12,799

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Schreck12 variantsstrahlt12 variantsTorhüter12 variantsNeubauten12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list