Siesta

[ˈzi̯ɛsta]

/[ˈzi̯ɛsta]/ noun

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The verdict

“Siesta” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,933 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#61,933
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ruhepause, vor allem zur Mittagszeit

Key facts for Siesta
PropertyValue
HeadwordSiesta
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzi̯ɛsta]
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,933
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Siesta” 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). Siesta lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Siesta is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzi̯ɛsta]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,933 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Ruhepause, vor allem zur Mittagszeit".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Siesta, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Siesta, spelled S-I-E-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ruhepause, vor allem zur Mittagszeit

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 "Siesta"?
"Siesta" is spelled S-I-E-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzi̯ɛsta].
What does "Siesta" mean?
As a noun, "Siesta" means: Ruhepause, vor allem zur Mittagszeit
How do you pronounce "Siesta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Siesta" is [ˈzi̯ɛsta]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Siesta" come from?
"Siesta" 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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Using “Siesta”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-I-E-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzi̯ɛsta] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list