sekundär

/[ˌzekʊnˈdɛːɐ̯]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,929

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

sekundär is anGermanadj. It means: an zweiter Stelle stehend Pronounced [ˌzekʊnˈdɛːɐ̯]. Often confused with Sekunde and Sekunden.

Key facts for sekundär
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Headwordsekundär
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˌzekʊnˈdɛːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,929
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sekundär in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sekundär is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌzekʊnˈdɛːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,929 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for sekundär, with forms such as "eskundär", "sekkundär", and "seknudär". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Sekunde", "Sekunden", "sekundäre", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is sekundär, spelled S-E-K-U-N-D-Ä-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    an zweiter Stelle stehend
  2. 2
    später, nach einem bestimmten Ereignis kommend, später folgend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eskundär,sekkundär,seknudär,sekudnär,sekunddär,sekundrä,sekundärr,sekunndär,sekunädr,seukndär,skeundär,ssekundär

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sekundär

Misspelling Variants of "sekundär"

eskundär8sekkundär9seknudär8sekudnär8sekunddär9sekundrä8sekundärr9sekunndär9
Misspelling Variants of "sekundär"

Frequency rank: #27,929 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sekundär"?
"sekundär" is spelled S-E-K-U-N-D-Ä-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌzekʊnˈdɛːɐ̯].
What does "sekundär" mean?
As an adj, "sekundär" means: an zweiter Stelle stehend
What words are commonly confused with "sekundär"?
"sekundär" is commonly confused with "Sekunde", "Sekunden", "sekundäre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sekundär"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sekundär" is [ˌzekʊnˈdɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sekundär" come from?
"sekundär" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.