sicherte

[ˈzɪçɐtə]

/[ˈzɪçɐtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“sicherte” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,627. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,627
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sichern

Corpus desk

Index DE-sicherte · sicherte · German

sicherte · rank #8,627 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,627
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sichert

Nearest frequency peer: sichert (-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 „sicherte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sicherte“ 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).

sicherte vs sicherten
89% similar
sicherte vs sicher
75% similar
sicherte vs Schere
63% similar

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

Key facts for sicherte
PropertyValue
Headwordsicherte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzɪçɐtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,627
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sicherte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sicherteliegt 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: „sichert“ (#8,626), „sowjetischen“ (#8,628), „Sexualität“ (#8,625). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sicherte“ bei #8,627. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around sicherte (IPA [ˈzɪçɐtə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,627 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for sicherte, with forms such as "ischerte", "sciherte", and "siccherte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "sicherten", "sicher", "Schere", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is sicherte, spelled S-I-C-H-E-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sichern
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sichern
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sichern
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sichern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ischerte
  • sciherte
  • siccherte
  • sicehrte
  • sicheret
  • sicherrte
  • sichertte
  • sichetre
  • sichherte
  • sichrete
  • sihcerte
  • ssicherte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ischerte2sciherte2siccherte1sicehrte2sicheret2sicherrte1sichertte1sichetre2
Edit distance from "sicherte"

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 "sicherte"?
"sicherte" is spelled S-I-C-H-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪçɐtə].
What does "sicherte" mean?
As a verb, "sicherte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sichern
What words are commonly confused with "sicherte"?
"sicherte" is commonly confused with "sicherten", "sicher", "Schere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sicherte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sicherte" is [ˈzɪçɐtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sicherte" come from?
"sicherte" 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 "sicherte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Services#8,624seminare#8,623seltenen#8,622Strahlen#8,632

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Tabletten12 variantsThematik12 variantsWohnhaus12 variantsMajestät12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list