Siedlung

[ˈziːdlʊŋ]

/[ˈziːdlʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Siedlung” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,942. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,942
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Wohnhäusern und Stallungen bestehende Niederlassung, wo Menschen, Haus- und Nutztiere zusammenleben

Corpus desk

Index DE-siedlung · Siedlung · German

Siedlung · rank #8,942 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,942
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schwung

Nearest frequency peer: Schwung (-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 „Siedlung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Siedlung“ 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).

Siedlung vs Stellung
75% similar
Siedlung vs Siedlungen
80% similar

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

Key facts for Siedlung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSiedlung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈziːdlʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,942
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Siedlung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Siedlungliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Schwung“ (#8,941), „Sitzungen“ (#8,943), „Schublade“ (#8,940). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Siedlung“ bei #8,942. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Siedlung (IPA [ˈziːdlʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,942 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Siedlung, with forms such as "isedlung", "seidlung", and "sidelung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Stellung", "Siedlungen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Siedlung, spelled S-I-E-D-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus Wohnhäusern und Stallungen bestehende Niederlassung, wo Menschen, Haus- und Nutztiere zusammenleben
  2. 2
    der Prozess des Siedelns, des Sesshaftwerdens von verschiedenen Menschen und Menschengruppen
  3. 3
    meist geplantes Wohngebiet, häufig mit gleichartigen und gruppierten Häusern
  4. 4
    kleinste Verwaltungseinheit in Namibia
  5. 5
    Ortsgruppe bei den Pfadfindern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Anfangs gründeten sie nur viele kleine Siedlungen, deren Bewohner Rinder züchteten und Gerste anbauten.“
  2. „Manche dieser rabbinischen Siedlungen hielten sich länger, manche kürzer.“

Antonyms

AnsiedlungAussiedlungUmsiedlungZwangsaussiedlung

This word in other languages

settlement(English)asentamiento(Español)localité(Français)assentamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isedlung
  • seidlung
  • sidelung
  • sieddlung
  • siedllung
  • siedlnug
  • siedlugn
  • siedlungg
  • siedlunng
  • siedulng
  • sieldung
  • ssiedlung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Siedlung - 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.

isedlung2seidlung2sidelung2sieddlung1siedllung1siedlnug2siedlugn2siedlungg1
Edit distance from "Siedlung"

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 "Siedlung"?
"Siedlung" is spelled S-I-E-D-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈziːdlʊŋ].
What does "Siedlung" mean?
As a noun, "Siedlung" means: aus Wohnhäusern und Stallungen bestehende Niederlassung, wo Menschen, Haus- und Nutztiere zusammenleben
What words are commonly confused with "Siedlung"?
"Siedlung" is commonly confused with "Stellung", "Siedlungen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Siedlung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Siedlung" is [ˈziːdlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Siedlung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list