Siegfried

[ˈziːkfʁiːt]

/[ˈziːkfʁiːt]/ name

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The verdict

“Siegfried” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,353. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,353
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-siegfried · Siegfried · German

Siegfried · rank #6,353 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,353
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH schwierige

Nearest frequency peer: schwierige (-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 „Siegfried“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Siegfried“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Siegfried
PropertyValue
HeadwordSiegfried
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈziːkfʁiːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,353
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Siegfried“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Siegfriedliegt 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: „schwierige“ (#6,352), „smart“ (#6,354), „schultern“ (#6,351). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Siegfried“ bei #6,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Siegfried (IPA [ˈziːkfʁiːt]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #6,353 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Siegfried, with forms such as "isegfried", "seigfreid", and "seigfried". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Siegfried, spelled S-I-E-G-F-R-I-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname
  2. 2
    männlicher Vorname
  3. 3
    der Name einer Oper von Richard Wagner, die sich um Siegfried [1a] dreht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Siegfried hatte es satt, immer auf den berühmten Namensvetter angesprochen zu werden.
  2. Erst gehen wir in die Oper und schauen Siegfried, und dann wollen wir noch in einen Nachtclub.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isegfried
  • seigfreid
  • seigfried
  • siefgried
  • siegffried
  • siegfired
  • siegfreid
  • siegfride
  • siegfriedd
  • siegfrried
  • sieggfried
  • siegrfied
  • sigefried
  • ssiegfried

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Siegfried - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

isegfried2seigfreid4seigfried2siefgried2siegffried1siegfired2siegfreid2siegfride2
Edit distance from "Siegfried"

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 "Siegfried"?
"Siegfried" is spelled S-I-E-G-F-R-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈziːkfʁiːt].
What does "Siegfried" mean?
As a proper noun, "Siegfried" means: männlicher Vorname
What are common misspellings of "Siegfried"?
Common misspellings include "isegfried", "seigfreid", "seigfried", "siefgried", "siegffried". The correct spelling is "Siegfried".
How do you pronounce "Siegfried"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Siegfried" is [ˈziːkfʁiːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Siegfried" come from?
"Siegfried" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schultern#6,351Sanierung#6,347Projekten#6,339Pflichten#6,337

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Oldenburg14 variantsVerwandte14 variantsbehindert14 variantsbestehend14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list