Sesam

[ˈzeːzam]

/[ˈzeːzam]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sesam” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,990. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,990
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanze der Art Sesamum indicum, aus der Familie der Sesamgewächse

Corpus desk

Index DE-sesam · Sesam · German

Sesam · rank #46,990 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,990
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sendete

Nearest frequency peer: sendete (-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 „Sesam“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sesam vs Spam
60% similar
Sesam vs slam
40% similar
Sesam vs Siam
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sesam
PropertyValue
HeadwordSesam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːzam]
Letters5
Frequency rank#46,990
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sesam“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sesamliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sendete“ (#46,989), „selbstständiges“ (#46,988), „Sexleben“ (#46,992). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sesam“ bei #46,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Sesam (IPA [ˈzeːzam]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,990 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sesam, with forms such as "essam", "seasm", and "sesamm". 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. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Spam", "slam", "Siam", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sesam, spelled S-E-S-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pflanze der Art Sesamum indicum, aus der Familie der Sesamgewächse
  2. 2
    Samen von [1], welche als Ölsaat oder als Gewürz verwendet werden
  3. 3
    Orientalisches Zauberwort aus dem Märchen »Alibaba und die 40 Räuber«

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Sesam stammt aus Indien.
  2. Möchtest du ein Brötchen mit Mohn oder eines mit Sesam?

Synonyms

Sesamkörner

This word in other languages

sesame(English)sésamo(Español)sésame(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • essam
  • seasm
  • sesamm
  • sesma
  • sessam
  • sseam
  • ssesam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sesam - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

essam2seasm2sesamm1sesma2sessam1sseam2ssesam1
Edit distance from "Sesam"

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 "Sesam"?
"Sesam" is spelled S-E-S-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːzam].
What does "Sesam" mean?
As a noun, "Sesam" means: Pflanze der Art Sesamum indicum, aus der Familie der Sesamgewächse
What words are commonly confused with "Sesam"?
"Sesam" is commonly confused with "Spam", "slam", "Siam". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sesam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sesam" is [ˈzeːzam]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sesam" come from?
"Sesam" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sönke#47,042torre#47,052peaks#46,906Varel#47,075

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tretet7 variantsVolley7 variantswelke7 variantsWiehl7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list