Seuche

/[ˈzɔɪ̯çə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,545

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

Seuche is aGermannoun. It means: Infektionskrankheit, die in der Form einer Epidemie oder in der Form einer Pandemie bei Mensch oder Tier auftritt Pronounced [ˈzɔɪ̯çə]. Often confused with such and Suche.

Key facts for Seuche
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeuche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɔɪ̯çə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,545
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Seuche is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɔɪ̯çə]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,545 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Infektionskrankheit, die in der Form einer Epidemie oder in der Form einer Pandemie bei Mensch oder Tier auftritt".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Seuche, with forms such as "esuche", "secuhe", and "seucche". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "such", "Suche", "Sucht", 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 Seuche, spelled S-E-U-C-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Infektionskrankheit, die in der Form einer Epidemie oder in der Form einer Pandemie bei Mensch oder Tier auftritt

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esuche,secuhe,seucche,seuceh,seuchhe,seuhce,sseuche,sueche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Seuche

Misspelling Variants of "Seuche"

esuche6secuhe6seucche7seuceh6seuchhe7seuhce6sseuche7sueche6
Misspelling Variants of "Seuche"

Frequency rank: #16,545 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Seuche"?
"Seuche" is spelled S-E-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔɪ̯çə].
What does "Seuche" mean?
As a noun, "Seuche" means: Infektionskrankheit, die in der Form einer Epidemie oder in der Form einer Pandemie bei Mensch oder Tier auftritt
What words are commonly confused with "Seuche"?
"Seuche" is commonly confused with "such", "Suche", "Sucht". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Seuche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seuche" is [ˈzɔɪ̯çə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seuche" come from?
"Seuche" 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.