Sepia
[ˈzeːpi̯a]
The verdict
“Sepia” is an uncommon German word, ranked #80,920 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #80,920
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Farbe zwischen braun, grau und schwarz; ursprünglich ein Farbstoff, der aus dem Tintenbeutel des Tintenfisches gewonnen wurde
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sepia |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːpi̯a] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #80,920 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sepia” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Sepia is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzeːpi̯a]. Corpus data places it at rank #80,920 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sepia, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sepia, spelled S-E-P-I-A.
Definition
- 1Farbe zwischen braun, grau und schwarz; ursprünglich ein Farbstoff, der aus dem Tintenbeutel des Tintenfisches gewonnen wurde
- 2im Wasser lebendes Tier mit zehn Armen
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Sepia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-P-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzeːpi̯a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.