seltsamste

[ˈzɛltzaːmstə]

/[ˈzɛltzaːmstə]/ adj

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The verdict

“seltsamste” is uncommon German (frequency #92,213 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,213
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-seltsamste · seltsamste · German

seltsamste · rank #92,213 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,213
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH senza

Nearest frequency peer: senza (+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 „seltsamste“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for seltsamste
PropertyValue
Headwordseltsamste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzɛltzaːmstə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,213
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „seltsamste“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).seltsamstefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „senza“ (#92,214), „serienreife“ (#92,215), „selbstsüchtigen“ (#92,210). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „seltsamste“ bei #92,213. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

seltsamste is uncommon German at frequency #92,213 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɛltzaːmstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

seltsamste doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is seltsamste, spelled S-E-L-T-S-A-M-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam

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 "seltsamste"?
"seltsamste" is spelled S-E-L-T-S-A-M-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛltzaːmstə].
What does "seltsamste" mean?
As an adjective, "seltsamste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
How do you pronounce "seltsamste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seltsamste" is [ˈzɛltzaːmstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "seltsamste" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list