Sergeant

[zɛʁˈʒant]

/[zɛʁˈʒant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sergeant” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,609. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,609
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dienstgrad eines Unteroffiziers

Corpus desk

Index DE-sergeant · Sergeant · German

Sergeant · rank #26,609 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,609
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sendezeit

Nearest frequency peer: Sendezeit (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Sergeant“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Sergeant“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sergeant
PropertyValue
HeadwordSergeant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zɛʁˈʒant]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,609
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sergeant“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sergeantliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sendezeit“ (#26,608), „ses“ (#26,610), „Segmente“ (#26,607). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sergeant“ bei #26,609. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Sergeant (IPA [zɛʁˈʒant]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,609 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Dienstgrad eines Unteroffiziers
  2. 2
    Träger des Dienstgrades eines Unteroffiziers
  3. 3
    Dienstgrad bei einigen Polizeien unterschiedlicher Länder

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sergeant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Redner ist Sergeant der US-Armee in Heidelberg.
  2. «Befehl von Sergeant Miller», das sollten Sie also jetzt besser tun.

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.

esrgeant2segreant2seregant2sergaent2sergeannt1sergeantt1sergeatn2sergenat2
Edit distance from "Sergeant"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sergeant"?
"Sergeant" is spelled S-E-R-G-E-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zɛʁˈʒant].
What does "Sergeant" mean?
As a noun, "Sergeant" means: Dienstgrad eines Unteroffiziers
What are common misspellings of "Sergeant"?
Common misspellings include "esrgeant", "segreant", "seregant", "sergaent", "sergeannt". The correct spelling is "Sergeant".
How do you pronounce "Sergeant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sergeant" is [zɛʁˈʒant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sergeant" come from?
"Sergeant" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sergeant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Segmente#26,607Segeberg#26,606stetigen#26,626Reederei#26,587

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

streiche12 variantsPräparat12 variantsTiefgang12 variantspausieren12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list