seltsamer

Name: seltsamer, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈzɛltzaːmɐ]

/[ˈzɛltzaːmɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“seltsamer” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,889. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,889
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-seltsamer · seltsamer · German

seltsamer · rank #22,889 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

FREQ-MID #22,889
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH sehnt

Nearest frequency peer: sehnt (-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.

sechster

77,115
sehnt

77,113
seltsamer

77,112
setting

77,111
Sicherheits…

77,110
sichersten

77,109

What this shows „seltsamer“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

seltsamer vs seltsames

89% similar

seltsamer vs seltsam

78% similar

seltsamer vs seltsame

89% similar

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

Key facts for seltsamer
Property	Value
Headword	seltsamer
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈzɛltzaːmɐ]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#22,889
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	4
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „seltsamer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.seltsamerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#22,889

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sehnt“ (#22,888), „setting“ (#22,890), „Sicherheitsbehörden“ (#22,891). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „seltsamer“ bei #22,889. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around seltsamer (IPA [ˈzɛltzaːmɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,889 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for seltsamer, with forms such as "esltsamer", "selltsamer", and "selstamer". 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, "seltsames", "seltsam", "seltsame", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is seltsamer, spelled S-E-L-T-S-A-M-E-R.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

esltsamer
selltsamer
selstamer
seltasmer
seltsaemr
seltsamerr
seltsammer
seltsamre
seltsmaer
seltssamer
selttsamer
setlsamer
sletsamer
sseltsamer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of seltsamer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "seltsamer"

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 "seltsamer"?

"seltsamer" is spelled S-E-L-T-S-A-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛltzaːmɐ].

What does "seltsamer" mean?

As an adjective, "seltsamer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs seltsam

What words are commonly confused with "seltsamer"?

"seltsamer" is commonly confused with "seltsames", "seltsam", "seltsame". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "seltsamer"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seltsamer" is [ˈzɛltzaːmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "seltsamer" come from?

"seltsamer" 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 "seltsamer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schönberg#22,885 sinnliche#22,895 Schweinen#22,882 sitzenden#22,896

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

speichert14 variants schläfst14 variants schlimmere14 variants schaltete14 variants