seven

[ˈsɛv.ən]

/[ˈsɛv.ən]/ num

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The verdict

“seven” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,825. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,825
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sieben

Corpus desk

Index DE-seven · seven · German

seven · rank #16,825 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,825
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH ser

Nearest frequency peer: ser (-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 „seven“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „seven“ 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).

seven vs Sven
60% similar
seven vs Süden
40% similar
seven vs Soden
40% similar

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

Key facts for seven
PropertyValue
Headwordseven
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈsɛv.ən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,825
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „seven“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sevenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ser“ (#16,824), „Shaw“ (#16,826), „sensibel“ (#16,823). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „seven“ bei #16,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around seven (IPA [ˈsɛv.ən]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #16,825 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sieben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for seven, with forms such as "esven", "seevn", and "sevenn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sven", "Süden", "Soden", 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is seven, spelled S-E-V-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sieben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. My house has seven doors.
  2. I have seven dogs.

This word in other languages

sept(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esven
  • seevn
  • sevenn
  • sevne
  • sevven
  • sseven
  • sveen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esven2seevn2sevenn1sevne2sevven1sseven1sveen2
Edit distance from "seven"

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 "seven"?
"seven" is spelled S-E-V-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsɛv.ən].
What does "seven" mean?
As a numeral, "seven" means: sieben
What words are commonly confused with "seven"?
"seven" is commonly confused with "Sven", "Süden", "Soden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "seven"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seven" is [ˈsɛv.ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "seven" come from?
"seven" 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 "seven", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

singe#16,828Soest#16,831Sohle#16,833Ratte#16,809

Similar misspelling depth

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

plaza7 variantsMüsli7 variantslikes7 variantszivil7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list