Semmler

[ˈzɛmlɐ]

/[ˈzɛmlɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Semmler” is uncommon German (frequency #89,554 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,554
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname

Corpus desk

Index DE-semmler · Semmler · German

Semmler · rank #89,554 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,554
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH semitischen

Nearest frequency peer: semitischen (-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 „Semmler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Semmler
PropertyValue
HeadwordSemmler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈzɛmlɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#89,554
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Semmler“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „semitischen“ (#89,553), „senilen“ (#89,555), „seltenere“ (#89,552). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Semmler“ bei #89,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Semmler is uncommon German at frequency #89,554 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈzɛmlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname".

No misspelling variants are generated for Semmler in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Semmler, spelled S-E-M-M-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Frau Semmler ist ein Genie im Verkauf.
  2. Herr Semmler wollte uns kein Interview geben.

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 "Semmler"?
"Semmler" is spelled S-E-M-M-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛmlɐ].
What does "Semmler" mean?
As a proper noun, "Semmler" means: deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname
How do you pronounce "Semmler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Semmler" is [ˈzɛmlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Semmler" come from?
"Semmler" 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 "Semmler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

senilen#89,555Seiende#89,548Seeluft#89,547Shibuya#89,562

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list