Siegessäule

[ˈziːɡəsˌzɔɪ̯lə]

/[ˈziːɡəsˌzɔɪ̯lə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Siegessäule” is uncommon German (frequency #72,935 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,935
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Denkmal in Form einer Säule zum Andenken an einen errungenen Sieg

Key facts for Siegessäule
PropertyValue
HeadwordSiegessäule
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈziːɡəsˌzɔɪ̯lə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#72,935
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Siegessäule” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Siegessäule lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Siegessäule is uncommon German at frequency #72,935 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈziːɡəsˌzɔɪ̯lə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Denkmal in Form einer Säule zum Andenken an einen errungenen Sieg".

No misspelling variants are generated for Siegessäule in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Siegessäule, spelled S-I-E-G-E-S-S-Ä-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Denkmal in Form einer Säule zum Andenken an einen errungenen Sieg

This word in other languages

colonne commémorative(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 "Siegessäule"?
"Siegessäule" is spelled S-I-E-G-E-S-S-Ä-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈziːɡəsˌzɔɪ̯lə].
What does "Siegessäule" mean?
As a noun, "Siegessäule" means: ein Denkmal in Form einer Säule zum Andenken an einen errungenen Sieg
How do you pronounce "Siegessäule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Siegessäule" is [ˈziːɡəsˌzɔɪ̯lə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Siegessäule" come from?
"Siegessäule" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Siegessäule”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-I-E-G-E-S-S-Ä-U-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈziːɡəsˌzɔɪ̯lə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list