sicherheitshalber

[ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t͡sˌhalbɐ]

/[ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t͡sˌhalbɐ]/ adv

The verdict

“sicherheitshalber” has 27 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,934. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,934
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
27
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Sicherheit, aus Vorsicht, um ganz sicher zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-sicherheitshalber · sicherheitshalber · German

sicherheitshalber · rank #27,934 · 27 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,934
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 27 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH seufz

Nearest frequency peer: seufz (-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 „sicherheitshalber“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sicherheitshalber“ 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 sicherheitshalber
PropertyValue
Headwordsicherheitshalber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t͡sˌhalbɐ]
Letters17
Frequency rank#27,934
Misspellings tracked27
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sicherheitshalber“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sicherheitshalberliegt 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: „seufz“ (#27,933), „Sichten“ (#27,935), „select“ (#27,932). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sicherheitshalber“ bei #27,934. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 27 spelling variants around sicherheitshalber (IPA [ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t͡sˌhalbɐ]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #27,934 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zur Sicherheit, aus Vorsicht, um ganz sicher zu sein".

Our generated misspelling index lists 27 likely wrong-spelling variants for sicherheitshalber, with forms such as "ischerheitshalber", "sciherheitshalber", and "siccherheitshalber". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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. The correct German form is sicherheitshalber, spelled S-I-C-H-E-R-H-E-I-T-S-H-A-L-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    zur Sicherheit, aus Vorsicht, um ganz sicher zu sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Weil der Wetterdienst vor Unwetter mit Blitz und Donner warnte, zog er sicherheitshalber alle Stecker von elektrischen Geräten aus den Steckdosen.

Synonyms

vorsichtshalberfür alle Fällenur für den Fall

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ischerheitshalber
  • sciherheitshalber
  • siccherheitshalber
  • sicehrheitshalber
  • sichehreitshalber
  • sicherehitshalber
  • sicherheisthalber
  • sicherheithsalber
  • sicherheitsahlber
  • sicherheitshabler
  • sicherheitshalbber
  • sicherheitshalberr
  • sicherheitshalbre
  • sicherheitshalebr
  • sicherheitshallber
  • sicherheitshhalber
  • sicherheitshlaber
  • sicherheitsshalber
  • sicherheittshalber
  • sicherhetishalber
  • sicherhheitshalber
  • sicherhietshalber
  • sicherrheitshalber
  • sichherheitshalber
  • sichreheitshalber
  • sihcerheitshalber
  • ssicherheitshalber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sicherheitshalber - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ischerheitshalber2sciherheitshalber2siccherheitshalber1sicehrheitshalber2sichehreitshalber2sicherehitshalber2sicherheisthalber2sicherheithsalber2
Edit distance from "sicherheitshalber"

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 "sicherheitshalber"?
"sicherheitshalber" is spelled S-I-C-H-E-R-H-E-I-T-S-H-A-L-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t͡sˌhalbɐ].
What does "sicherheitshalber" mean?
As an adverb, "sicherheitshalber" means: zur Sicherheit, aus Vorsicht, um ganz sicher zu sein
What are common misspellings of "sicherheitshalber"?
Common misspellings include "ischerheitshalber", "sciherheitshalber", "siccherheitshalber", "sicehrheitshalber", "sichehreitshalber". The correct spelling is "sicherheitshalber".
How do you pronounce "sicherheitshalber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sicherheitshalber" is [ˈzɪçɐhaɪ̯t͡sˌhalbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sicherheitshalber" come from?
"sicherheitshalber" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sicherheitshalber", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (27 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list