seliger

[ˈzeːˌlɪɡɐ]

/[ˈzeːˌlɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“seliger” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,219. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,219
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs selig

Corpus desk

Index DE-seliger · seliger · German

seliger · rank #44,219 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,219
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Selbstübersch…

Nearest frequency peer: Selbstüberschätzung (-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 „seliger“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „seliger“ 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).

seliger vs solider
71% similar
seliger vs Steiger
57% similar
seliger vs Solinger
63% similar

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

Key facts for seliger
PropertyValue
Headwordseliger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzeːˌlɪɡɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,219
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „seliger“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.seligerliegt 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: „Selbstüberschätzung“ (#44,218), „selbstgemacht“ (#44,217), „Selbstbeherrschung“ (#44,216). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „seliger“ bei #44,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around seliger (IPA [ˈzeːˌlɪɡɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #44,219 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for seliger, with forms such as "esliger", "seilger", and "selgier". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "solider", "Steiger", "Solinger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 seliger, spelled S-E-L-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs selig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs selig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs selig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs selig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs selig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esliger
  • seilger
  • selgier
  • seliegr
  • seligerr
  • seligger
  • seligre
  • selliger
  • sleiger
  • sseliger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of seliger - 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.

esliger2seilger2selgier2seliegr2seligerr1seligger1seligre2selliger1
Edit distance from "seliger"

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 "seliger"?
"seliger" is spelled S-E-L-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːˌlɪɡɐ].
What does "seliger" mean?
As an adjective, "seliger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs selig
What words are commonly confused with "seliger"?
"seliger" is commonly confused with "solider", "Steiger", "Solinger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "seliger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seliger" is [ˈzeːˌlɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "seliger" come from?
"seliger" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sixpack#44,226Smaragd#44,231schulde#44,206schrill#44,205

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list