Sekretärin

[zekʁeˈtɛːʁɪn]

/[zekʁeˈtɛːʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sekretärin” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,409. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,409
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verwaltungsangestellte, die sich unter anderem um Korrespondenz, Büro- und Assistenzaufgaben kümmert

Corpus desk

Index DE-sekretarin · Sekretärin · German

Sekretärin · rank #14,409 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,409
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seide

Nearest frequency peer: Seide (-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 „Sekretärin“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sekretärin“ 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).

Sekretärin vs Sekretär
80% similar
Sekretärin vs Sekretariat
73% similar

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

Key facts for Sekretärin
PropertyValue
HeadwordSekretärin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zekʁeˈtɛːʁɪn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#14,409
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sekretärin“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sekretärinliegt 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: „Seide“ (#14,408), „Sekte“ (#14,410), „Seattle“ (#14,407). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sekretärin“ bei #14,409. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Sekretärin (IPA [zekʁeˈtɛːʁɪn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,409 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Verwaltungsangestellte, die sich unter anderem um Korrespondenz, Büro- und Assistenzaufgaben kümmert".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sekretärin, with forms such as "eskretärin", "sekertärin", and "sekkretärin". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Sekretär", "Sekretariat", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Sekretärin, spelled S-E-K-R-E-T-Ä-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verwaltungsangestellte, die sich unter anderem um Korrespondenz, Büro- und Assistenzaufgaben kümmert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ohne meine Sekretärin wäre ich aufgeschmissen.
  2. „Himpel erwartete mich in Hemd und Knickerbockern, an seiner Windjacke putzten die beiden Sekretärinnen herum, rieben da, wischten, reinigten mit Terpentin.“

This word in other languages

secretary(English)secretaria(Español)secrétaire(Français)secretária(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eskretärin
  • sekertärin
  • sekkretärin
  • sekreträin
  • sekrettärin
  • sekretäirn
  • sekretärinn
  • sekretärni
  • sekretärrin
  • sekreätrin
  • sekrretärin
  • sekrteärin
  • serketärin
  • skeretärin
  • ssekretärin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sekretärin - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eskretärin2sekertärin2sekkretärin1sekreträin2sekrettärin1sekretäirn2sekretärinn1sekretärni2
Edit distance from "Sekretärin"

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 "Sekretärin"?
"Sekretärin" is spelled S-E-K-R-E-T-Ä-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zekʁeˈtɛːʁɪn].
What does "Sekretärin" mean?
As a noun, "Sekretärin" means: Verwaltungsangestellte, die sich unter anderem um Korrespondenz, Büro- und Assistenzaufgaben kümmert
What words are commonly confused with "Sekretärin"?
"Sekretärin" is commonly confused with "Sekretär", "Sekretariat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sekretärin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sekretärin" is [zekʁeˈtɛːʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sekretärin" come from?
"Sekretärin" 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 "Sekretärin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Sonnenbrille15 variantsSchwindel15 variantsRegenbogen15 variantsStipendium15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list