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 May 6, 2026) - einheimischer Soldat des ehemaligen britischen Kolonialheers in Indien
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sepoy |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈziːpɔɪ̯] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sepoy” sits in German frequency
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
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.
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Using “Sepoy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-P-O-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.