Selters

[ˈzɛltɐs]

/[ˈzɛltɐs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Selters” is uncommon German (frequency #60,072 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,072
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurz für Selterswasser, Tafelwasser mit Kohlensäure

Corpus desk

Index DE-selters · Selters · German

Selters · rank #60,072 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,072
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH semantisch

Nearest frequency peer: semantisch (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Selters“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Selters“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Selters
PropertyValue
HeadwordSelters
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛltɐs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#60,072
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Selters“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Seltersfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „semantisch“ (#60,073), „selbstbestimmte“ (#60,070), „Sekret“ (#60,069). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Selters“ bei #60,072. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Selters is uncommon German at frequency #60,072 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛltɐs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kurz für Selterswasser, Tafelwasser mit Kohlensäure".

Selters has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Selters, spelled S-E-L-T-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurz für Selterswasser, Tafelwasser mit Kohlensäure

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Heute war so ein heißer Tag, ich habe bestimmt drei Flaschen Selters getrunken.

Synonyms

MineralwasserSelterswasserSelterwasserSelterSodaSodawasserSprudelSprudelwasserTafelwasserBitzelwasserWasser mit GasWasser ohne Gas

This word in other languages

sparkling water(English)eau de Seltz(Français)

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 "Selters"?
"Selters" is spelled S-E-L-T-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛltɐs].
What does "Selters" mean?
As a noun, "Selters" means: kurz für Selterswasser, Tafelwasser mit Kohlensäure
How do you pronounce "Selters"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Selters" is [ˈzɛltɐs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Selters" come from?
"Selters" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

segnete#60,067Spionen#60,093schielt#60,037Savanne#60,028

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list