siebzehn

/[ˈziːpt͡seːn]/ num

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,169

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

siebzehn is aGermannum. It means: die Kardinalzahl zwischen sechzehn und achtzehn Pronounced [ˈziːpt͡seːn]. Often confused with sieben and siebten.

Key facts for siebzehn
PropertyValue
Headwordsiebzehn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNum
IPA[ˈziːpt͡seːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,169
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for siebzehn is 8 letters long, classified as anum, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈziːpt͡seːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,169 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for siebzehn, with forms such as "isebzehn", "seibzehn", and "sibezehn". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "sieben", "siebten", 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 siebzehn, spelled S-I-E-B-Z-E-H-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Kardinalzahl zwischen sechzehn und achtzehn
  2. 2
    kurz für „siebzehn Jahre (alt)“

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: isebzehn,seibzehn,sibezehn,siebbzehn,siebezhn,siebzehhn,siebzehnn,siebzenh,siebzhen,siebzzehn,siezbehn,ssiebzehn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for siebzehn

Misspelling Variants of "siebzehn"

isebzehn8seibzehn8sibezehn8siebbzehn9siebezhn8siebzehhn9siebzehnn9siebzenh8
Misspelling Variants of "siebzehn"

Frequency rank: #26,169 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "siebzehn"?
"siebzehn" is spelled S-I-E-B-Z-E-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈziːpt͡seːn].
What does "siebzehn" mean?
As a num, "siebzehn" means: die Kardinalzahl zwischen sechzehn und achtzehn
What words are commonly confused with "siebzehn"?
"siebzehn" is commonly confused with "sieben", "siebten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "siebzehn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "siebzehn" is [ˈziːpt͡seːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "siebzehn" come from?
"siebzehn" 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.