Sicherung

[ˈzɪçəʁʊŋ]

/[ˈzɪçəʁʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sicherung” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,648. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,648
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bauteil, das bei zu hohen Strömen den Stromkreis unterbricht, um Folgeschäden zu vermeiden

Corpus desk

Index DE-sicherung · Sicherung · German

Sicherung · rank #5,648 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,648
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Senioren

Nearest frequency peer: Senioren (-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 „Sicherung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sicherung“ 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).

Sicherung vs Sichtung
78% similar
Sicherung vs Speicherung
82% similar
Sicherung vs Sicherungen
82% similar

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

Key facts for Sicherung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSicherung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɪçəʁʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,648
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sicherung“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sicherungliegt 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: „Senioren“ (#5,647), „sinkt“ (#5,649), „Seminar“ (#5,646). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sicherung“ bei #5,648. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Sicherung (IPA [ˈzɪçəʁʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,648 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sicherung, with forms such as "ischerung", "sciherung", and "siccherung". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Sichtung", "Speicherung", "Sicherungen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sicherung, spelled S-I-C-H-E-R-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bauteil, das bei zu hohen Strömen den Stromkreis unterbricht, um Folgeschäden zu vermeiden
  2. 2
    meist technische Vorrichtung, welche Unfälle oder andere negative Ereignisse verhindern helfen soll
  3. 3
    Aufgabe/Vorgang des (Ab-)Sicherns eines oder mehrerer Bergsteiger
  4. 4
    Bewahrung, Sicherstellung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Sicherung ist durchgebrannt, weil zu viele Stromverbraucher eingeschaltet waren.
  2. Zum Glück war der Sicherungshebel an seiner Pistole verklemmt, sonst wäre ich jetzt vermutlich tot.

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ischerung
  • sciherung
  • siccherung
  • sicehrung
  • sichernug
  • sicherrung
  • sicherugn
  • sicherungg
  • sicherunng
  • sicheurng
  • sichherung
  • sichreung
  • sihcerung
  • ssicherung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sicherung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ischerung2sciherung2siccherung1sicehrung2sichernug2sicherrung1sicherugn2sicherungg1
Edit distance from "Sicherung"

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 "Sicherung"?
"Sicherung" is spelled S-I-C-H-E-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪçəʁʊŋ].
What does "Sicherung" mean?
As a noun, "Sicherung" means: Bauteil, das bei zu hohen Strömen den Stromkreis unterbricht, um Folgeschäden zu vermeiden
What words are commonly confused with "Sicherung"?
"Sicherung" is commonly confused with "Sichtung", "Speicherung", "Sicherungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sicherung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sicherung" is [ˈzɪçəʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sicherung" come from?
"Sicherung" 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 "Sicherung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list