sieh an
[ˌziː ˈan]
The verdict
“sieh an” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ansehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sieh-an · sieh an · German
sieh an · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | sieh an |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌziː ˈan] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sieh an“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sieh an is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌziː ˈan]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ansehen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sieh an, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is sieh an, spelled S-I-E-H- -A-N.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ansehen
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.