Serail
[zeˈʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Serail” is uncommon German (frequency #88,280 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,280
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sultanspalast, orientalisches Schloss
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Serail |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zeˈʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #88,280 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Serail” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Serail is uncommon German at frequency #88,280 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zeˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sultanspalast, orientalisches Schloss".
Zero misspellings are on record for Serail in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Serail, spelled S-E-R-A-I-L.
Definition
- 1Sultanspalast, orientalisches Schloss
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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 “Serail”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-R-A-I-L - 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.