Sessel
[ˈzɛsl̩]
The verdict
“Sessel” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,123. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,123
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einsitziges Polstermöbelstück
Corpus desk
Index DE-sessel · Sessel · German
Sessel · rank #11,123 · 8 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,123
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Schuster
Nearest frequency peer: Schuster (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Sessel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Schluck
Schluck
88,882 corpus weight
- schrauben
schrauben
88,880 corpus weight
- Schuster
Schuster
88,879 corpus weight
- Sessel
Sessel
88,878 corpus weight
- sortiert
sortiert
88,876 corpus weight
- Stadien
Stadien
88,875 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Sessel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sessel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛsl̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #11,123 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Sessel” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Sessel (IPA [ˈzɛsl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,123 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sessel, with forms such as "esssel", "sesel", and "sesesl". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "seel", "Segel", "Sense", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sessel, spelled S-E-S-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1einsitziges Polstermöbelstück
- 2Stuhl
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sessel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In diesem Sessel sitzt man sehr bequem.
Im Wohnzimmer stehen ein Sofa und zwei Sessel.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- esssel
- sesel
- sesesl
- sessell
- sessle
- seßel
- ssesel
- ssessel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sessel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sessel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Sessel". Here's where to go from here.
- "Sessel" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "seel". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #11,123 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.