Seth

[zeːt]

/[zeːt]/ name

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The verdict

“Seth” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #22,139) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#22,139
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - biblischer männlicher Eigenname; dritter Sohn von Adam und Eva

Corpus desk

Index DE-seth · Seth · German

Seth · rank #22,139 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,139
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Servern

Nearest frequency peer: Servern (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Seth“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Seth“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Seth vs Sh
50% similar
Seth vs Sex
50% similar
Seth vs sta
25% similar

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

Key facts for Seth
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeth
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[zeːt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#22,139
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Seth“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sethliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Servern“ (#22,138), „share“ (#22,140), „seltenes“ (#22,137). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seth“ bei #22,139. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Seth is neighbouring look-alikes ("Sh", "Sex", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [zeːt]. Frequency #22,139 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Gloss: "biblischer männlicher Eigenname; dritter Sohn von Adam und Eva".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Seth, with forms such as "esth", "sethh", and "setth". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sh", "Sex", "sta", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Seth, spelled S-E-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    biblischer männlicher Eigenname; dritter Sohn von Adam und Eva

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Von Seth anfangend wird die Nachkommenschaft bis zu Noah wiedergegeben, zu dessen Zeit alle anderen durch die Flut hinweggerafft wurden (1. Mo 5,3-8; 1. Chr 1,1; Lk 3,38).

This word in other languages

Seth(English)Set(Español)Seth(Français)Sete(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esth
  • sethh
  • setth
  • sseth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Seth - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

esth2sethh1setth1sseth1
Edit distance from "Seth"

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 "Seth"?
"Seth" is spelled S-E-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is [zeːt].
What does "Seth" mean?
As a proper noun, "Seth" means: biblischer männlicher Eigenname; dritter Sohn von Adam und Eva
What words are commonly confused with "Seth"?
"Seth" is commonly confused with "Sh", "Sex", "sta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Seth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seth" is [zeːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seth" come from?
"Seth" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sign#22,142slow#22,146once#22,086mögt#22,074

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list