Seth

/[zeːt]/ name

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,139

in German word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Seth is aGermanname. It means: biblischer männlicher Eigenname; dritter Sohn von Adam und Eva Pronounced [zeːt]. Often confused with Sh and Sex.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Seth in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Seth is 4 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zeːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,139 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "biblischer männlicher Eigenname; dritter Sohn von Adam und Eva".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for Seth, with forms such as "esth", "sethh", and "setth". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Seth, spelled S-E-T-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esth,sethh,setth,sseth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Seth

Misspelling Variants of "Seth"

esth4sethh5setth5sseth5
Misspelling Variants of "Seth"

Frequency rank: #22,139 in German

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 name, "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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.