siedeln

[ˈziːdl̩n]

/[ˈziːdl̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“siedeln” is uncommon German (frequency #51,684 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,684
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sesshaft werden, sich niederlassen, eine Wohnstätte gründen

Corpus desk

Index DE-siedeln · siedeln · German

siedeln · rank #51,684 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,684
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH siedelte

Nearest frequency peer: siedelte (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „siedeln“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „siedeln“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for siedeln
PropertyValue
Headwordsiedeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈziːdl̩n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,684
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „siedeln“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).siedelnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „siedelte“ (#51,685), „Sherwood“ (#51,682), „Silos“ (#51,686). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „siedeln“ bei #51,684. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

siedeln is uncommon German at frequency #51,684 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈziːdl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for siedeln, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 siedeln, spelled S-I-E-D-E-L-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sesshaft werden, sich niederlassen, eine Wohnstätte gründen
  2. 2
    den Wohnsitz, den Firmensitz oder Ähnliches wechseln und sich an einem anderen Ort niederlassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Pilger siedelten in Neuengland.
  2. „Die Ankömmlinge siedelten zunächst im Süden und Osten der Insel, nutzten dabei aber kaum die Infrastruktur und Techniken der Römer.“

Synonyms

übersiedelnumziehen

This word in other languages

settle(English)asentarse(Español)s'installer(Français)

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 "siedeln"?
"siedeln" is spelled S-I-E-D-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈziːdl̩n].
What does "siedeln" mean?
As a verb, "siedeln" means: sesshaft werden, sich niederlassen, eine Wohnstätte gründen
How do you pronounce "siedeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "siedeln" is [ˈziːdl̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "siedeln" come from?
"siedeln" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "siedeln", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Seeufer#51,673Spanish#51,696spannte#51,697schockt#51,662

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list