siech
[ziːç]
The verdict
“siech” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lange Zeit krank und (alters-)schwach, ohne ernsthafte Aussicht auf Genesung
Corpus desk
Index DE-siech · siech · German
siech · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | siech |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ziːç] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „siech“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
siech is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ziːç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "lange Zeit krank und (alters-)schwach, ohne ernsthafte Aussicht auf Genesung".
siech has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is siech, spelled S-I-E-C-H.
Definition
- 1lange Zeit krank und (alters-)schwach, ohne ernsthafte Aussicht auf Genesung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how siech appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Mehrzahl alter Gefangener war kränklich und gebrechlich. Man nannte sie offiziell ‚siech‘ und ‚Sieche‘.“
„Sylvia gibt den Kampf auf, ihr Sohn entpuppt sich als reizender Kommunist, Tietjens darf seine schwangere Geliebte heiraten, und sein siecher Bruder, der mit letzter Kraft die Stellung gehalten hat, entschläft termingerecht.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.