Sergeant
[zɛʁˈʒant]
The verdict
“Sergeant” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #26,609 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,609
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dienstgrad eines Unteroffiziers
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sergeant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zɛʁˈʒant] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #26,609 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sergeant” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Sergeant is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zɛʁˈʒant]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,609 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sergeant, with forms such as "esrgeant", "segreant", and "seregant". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Sergeant, spelled S-E-R-G-E-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Dienstgrad eines Unteroffiziers
- 2Träger des Dienstgrades eines Unteroffiziers
- 3Dienstgrad bei einigen Polizeien unterschiedlicher Länder
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: esrgeant,segreant,seregant,sergaent,sergeannt,sergeantt,sergeatn,sergenat,serggeant,serrgeant,sregeant,ssergeant
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sergeant - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “Sergeant”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-R-G-E-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [zɛʁˈʒant] (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.