sieben

[ˈziːbn̩]

/[ˈziːbn̩]/ num

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The verdict

“sieben” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #912. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#912
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Kardinalzahl zwischen sechs und acht

Corpus desk

Index DE-sieben · sieben · German

sieben · rank #912 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #912
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH selten

Nearest frequency peer: selten (-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 „sieben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sieben“ 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).

sieben vs siehe
67% similar
sieben vs Silbe
50% similar
sieben vs stehen
67% similar

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

Key facts for sieben
PropertyValue
Headwordsieben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈziːbn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#912
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sieben“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.siebenliegt 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: „selten“ (#911), „sowas“ (#913), „Schüler“ (#910). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sieben“ bei #912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sieben (IPA [ˈziːbn̩]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #912 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sieben, with forms such as "iseben", "seiben", and "sibeen". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "siehe", "Silbe", "stehen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 sieben, spelled S-I-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Kardinalzahl zwischen sechs und acht
  2. 2
    „sieben Uhr“ oder „neunzehn Uhr“

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Wort „siebzig“ hat sieben Buchstaben.
  2. Morgens um sieben ist die Welt noch in Ordnung.

Synonyms

Uhrneunzehn

This word in other languages

seven(English)siete(Español)sept(Français)sete(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iseben
  • seiben
  • sibeen
  • siebben
  • siebenn
  • siebne
  • sieebn
  • ssieben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iseben2seiben2sibeen2siebben1siebenn1siebne2sieebn2ssieben1
Edit distance from "sieben"

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 "sieben"?
"sieben" is spelled S-I-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈziːbn̩].
What does "sieben" mean?
As a numeral, "sieben" means: die Kardinalzahl zwischen sechs und acht
What words are commonly confused with "sieben"?
"sieben" is commonly confused with "siehe", "Silbe", "stehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sieben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sieben" is [ˈziːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sieben" come from?
"sieben" 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 "sieben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

selten#911reicht#909Martin#907Hälfte#905

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Kampf8 variantsKraft8 variantsMarkt8 variantsLicht8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list