Sicherheit

/[ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#757

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Sicherheit is aGermannoun. It means: Zustand, in dem man vor Gefahr geschützt ist Pronounced [ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t]. It ranks #757 in German word frequency. Often confused with Sicherheiten.

Key facts for Sicherheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSicherheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#757
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sicherheit is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #757 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for Sicherheit, with forms such as "ischerheit", "sciherheit", and "siccherheit". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Sicherheiten", 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 Sicherheit, spelled S-I-C-H-E-R-H-E-I-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand, in dem man vor Gefahr geschützt ist
  2. 2
    größtmögliche Abwesenheit von Gefahr
  3. 3
    Gewissheit
  4. 4
    Bürgschaft für einen Kredit

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ischerheit,sciherheit,siccherheit,sicehrheit,sichehreit,sicherehit,sicherheitt,sicherheti,sicherhheit,sicherhiet,sicherrheit,sichherheit,sichreheit,sihcerheit,ssicherheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Sicherheit

Misspelling Variants of "Sicherheit"

ischerheit10sciherheit10siccherheit11sicehrheit10sichehreit10sicherehit10sicherheitt11sicherheti10
Misspelling Variants of "Sicherheit"

Frequency rank: #757 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sicherheit"?
"Sicherheit" is spelled S-I-C-H-E-R-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t].
What does "Sicherheit" mean?
As a noun, "Sicherheit" means: Zustand, in dem man vor Gefahr geschützt ist
What words are commonly confused with "Sicherheit"?
"Sicherheit" is commonly confused with "Sicherheiten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sicherheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sicherheit" is [ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sicherheit" come from?
"Sicherheit" 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.