Sibylle

[ziˈbʏlə]

/[ziˈbʏlə]/ name

The verdict

“Sibylle” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,764. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,764
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-sibylle · Sibylle · German

Sibylle · rank #25,764 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,764
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH siegreichen

Nearest frequency peer: siegreichen (+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 „Sibylle“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sibylle“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sibylle
PropertyValue
HeadwordSibylle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ziˈbʏlə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,764
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sibylle“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sibylleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „siegreichen“ (#25,765), „Severin“ (#25,762), „simplen“ (#25,766). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sibylle“ bei #25,764. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Sibylle (IPA [ziˈbʏlə]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,764 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sibylle, with forms such as "isbylle", "sbiylle", and "sibbylle". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sibylle, spelled S-I-B-Y-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sibylle spielt sehr gut Tennis.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isbylle
  • sbiylle
  • sibbylle
  • siblyle
  • sibyle
  • sibylel
  • sibyylle
  • siyblle
  • ssibylle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

isbylle2sbiylle2sibbylle1siblyle2sibyle1sibylel2sibyylle1siyblle2
Edit distance from "Sibylle"

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 "Sibylle"?
"Sibylle" is spelled S-I-B-Y-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ziˈbʏlə].
What does "Sibylle" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sibylle" means: weiblicher Vorname
What are common misspellings of "Sibylle"?
Common misspellings include "isbylle", "sbiylle", "sibbylle", "siblyle", "sibyle". The correct spelling is "Sibylle".
How do you pronounce "Sibylle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sibylle" is [ziˈbʏlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sibylle" come from?
"Sibylle" 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 "Sibylle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list