seligen

/[ˈzeːˌlɪɡn̩]/ adj

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Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,903

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

seligen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs selig Pronounced [ˈzeːˌlɪɡn̩]. Often confused with selten and Serien.

Key facts for seligen
PropertyValue
Headwordseligen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈzeːˌlɪɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#34,903
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for seligen is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzeːˌlɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,903 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 24 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for seligen, with forms such as "esligen", "seilgen", and "selgien". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "selten", "Serien", "steigen", 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 seligen, spelled S-E-L-I-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  7. 7
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  8. 8
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  11. 11
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  12. 12
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  13. 13
    Dativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  14. 14
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  15. 15
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  16. 16
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  17. 17
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  18. 18
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  19. 19
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  20. 20
    Dativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  21. 21
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  22. 22
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  23. 23
    Dativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs selig
  24. 24
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs selig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esligen,seilgen,selgien,seliegn,seligenn,seliggen,seligne,selligen,sleigen,sseligen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for seligen

Misspelling Variants of "seligen"

esligen7seilgen7selgien7seliegn7seligenn8seliggen8seligne7selligen8
Misspelling Variants of "seligen"

Frequency rank: #34,903 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "seligen"?
"seligen" is spelled S-E-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːˌlɪɡn̩].
What does "seligen" mean?
As an adj, "seligen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs selig
What words are commonly confused with "seligen"?
"seligen" is commonly confused with "selten", "Serien", "steigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "seligen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seligen" is [ˈzeːˌlɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "seligen" come from?
"seligen" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.