Sepoy
[ˈziːpɔɪ̯]
The verdict
“Sepoy” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einheimischer Soldat des ehemaligen britischen Kolonialheers in Indien
Corpus desk
Index DE-sepoy · Sepoy · German
Sepoy · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sepoy |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈziːpɔɪ̯] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sepoy“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sepoy is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈziːpɔɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einheimischer Soldat des ehemaligen britischen Kolonialheers in Indien".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sepoy, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sepoy, spelled S-E-P-O-Y.
Definition
- 1einheimischer Soldat des ehemaligen britischen Kolonialheers in Indien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sepoy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Schnell verbreitete sich unter den Sepoys die Nachricht, dass es sich um den Talg von Rindern oder Schweinen handele.“
„Von 139000 Sepoys, den indigenen Soldaten in der britischen Armee Indiens, revoltierten alle bis auf eine kleine Minderheit.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.