seriöses

[zeˈʁi̯øːzəs]

/[zeˈʁi̯øːzəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“seriöses” is uncommon German (frequency #51,680 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,680
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs seriös

Corpus desk

Index DE-serioses · seriöses · German

seriöses · rank #51,680 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,680
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Selen

Nearest frequency peer: Selen (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „seriöses“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „seriöses“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for seriöses
PropertyValue
Headwordseriöses
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zeˈʁi̯øːzəs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,680
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „seriöses“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).seriösesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Selen“ (#51,678), „Sherwood“ (#51,682), „selbständiges“ (#51,677). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „seriöses“ bei #51,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

seriöses is uncommon German at frequency #51,680 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [zeˈʁi̯øːzəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for seriöses, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is seriöses, spelled S-E-R-I-Ö-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs seriös
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs seriös
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs seriös
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs seriös

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 "seriöses"?
"seriöses" is spelled S-E-R-I-Ö-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [zeˈʁi̯øːzəs].
What does "seriöses" mean?
As an adjective, "seriöses" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs seriös
How do you pronounce "seriöses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seriöses" is [zeˈʁi̯øːzəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "seriöses" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Sherwood#51,682siedelte#51,685Songtext#51,694Stallone#51,710

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list