seltsamsten

[ˈzɛltzaːmstn̩]

/[ˈzɛltzaːmstn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“seltsamsten” is uncommon German (frequency #64,702 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,702
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam

Corpus desk

Index DE-seltsamsten · seltsamsten · German

seltsamsten · rank #64,702 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,702
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH selektieren

Nearest frequency peer: selektieren (-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 „seltsamsten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for seltsamsten
PropertyValue
Headwordseltsamsten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzɛltzaːmstn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,702
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „seltsamsten“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).seltsamstenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „selektieren“ (#64,701), „senne“ (#64,703), „selbstgefällig“ (#64,700). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „seltsamsten“ bei #64,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

seltsamsten is uncommon German at frequency #64,702 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɛltzaːmstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for seltsamsten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is seltsamsten, spelled S-E-L-T-S-A-M-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion 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 "seltsamsten"?
"seltsamsten" is spelled S-E-L-T-S-A-M-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛltzaːmstn̩].
What does "seltsamsten" mean?
As an adjective, "seltsamsten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs seltsam
How do you pronounce "seltsamsten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seltsamsten" is [ˈzɛltzaːmstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "seltsamsten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

selektieren#64,701schwärzlich#64,692schulischer#64,684Schriftbild#64,681

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list