seltsamerweise

[ˈzɛltzaːmɐˌvaɪ̯zə]

/[ˈzɛltzaːmɐˌvaɪ̯zə]/ adv

The verdict

“seltsamerweise” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #31,266. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,266
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - seltsam, eigenartig erscheinend

Corpus desk

Index DE-seltsamerweise · seltsamerweise · German

seltsamerweise · rank #31,266 · 21 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,266
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwimmbecken

Nearest frequency peer: Schwimmbecken (-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 „seltsamerweise“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for seltsamerweise
PropertyValue
Headwordseltsamerweise
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈzɛltzaːmɐˌvaɪ̯zə]
Letters14
Frequency rank#31,266
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „seltsamerweise“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).seltsamerweiseliegt 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: „Schwimmbecken“ (#31,265), „Semestern“ (#31,267), „schwerlich“ (#31,264). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „seltsamerweise“ bei #31,266. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around seltsamerweise (IPA [ˈzɛltzaːmɐˌvaɪ̯zə]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #31,266 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "seltsam, eigenartig erscheinend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for seltsamerweise, with forms such as "esltsamerweise", "selltsamerweise", and "selstamerweise". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 seltsamerweise, spelled S-E-L-T-S-A-M-E-R-W-E-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    seltsam, eigenartig erscheinend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seltsamerweise hat er sich nicht mehr gemeldet.
  2. Dann hat das Geräusch seltsamerweise wieder aufgehört.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esltsamerweise
  • selltsamerweise
  • selstamerweise
  • seltasmerweise
  • seltsaemrweise
  • seltsamerewise
  • seltsamerrweise
  • seltsamerweies
  • seltsamerweisse
  • seltsamerwesie
  • seltsamerwiese
  • seltsamerwweise
  • seltsamewreise
  • seltsammerweise
  • seltsamreweise
  • seltsmaerweise
  • seltssamerweise
  • selttsamerweise
  • setlsamerweise
  • sletsamerweise
  • sseltsamerweise

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esltsamerweise2selltsamerweise1selstamerweise2seltasmerweise2seltsaemrweise2seltsamerewise2seltsamerrweise1seltsamerweies2
Edit distance from "seltsamerweise"

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 "seltsamerweise"?
"seltsamerweise" is spelled S-E-L-T-S-A-M-E-R-W-E-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛltzaːmɐˌvaɪ̯zə].
What does "seltsamerweise" mean?
As an adverb, "seltsamerweise" means: seltsam, eigenartig erscheinend
What are common misspellings of "seltsamerweise"?
Common misspellings include "esltsamerweise", "selltsamerweise", "selstamerweise", "seltasmerweise", "seltsaemrweise". The correct spelling is "seltsamerweise".
How do you pronounce "seltsamerweise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seltsamerweise" is [ˈzɛltzaːmɐˌvaɪ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "seltsamerweise" come from?
"seltsamerweise" 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 "seltsamerweise", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list