sightseeing
The verdict
“sightseeing” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,994. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,994
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sightseeing, etwas ansehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sightseeing · sightseeing · German
sightseeing · rank #46,994 · 17 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #46,994
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH Sicherheitsle…
Nearest frequency peer: Sicherheitsleute (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “sightseeing”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Sesam
Sesam
53,011 corpus weight
- Sexleben
Sexleben
53,009 corpus weight
- Sicherheits…
Sicherheitsleute
53,008 corpus weight
- sightseeing
sightseeing
53,007 corpus weight
- sinnloses
sinnloses
53,006 corpus weight
- Snowboarder
Snowboarder
53,004 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “sightseeing” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sightseeing |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #46,994 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sightseeing” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around sightseeing, anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,994 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Sightseeing, etwas ansehen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for sightseeing, with forms such as "isghtseeing", "sgihtseeing", and "sigghtseeing". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sightseeing, spelled S-I-G-H-T-S-E-E-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Sightseeing, etwas ansehen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- isghtseeing
- sgihtseeing
- sigghtseeing
- sighhtseeing
- sighsteeing
- sighteseing
- sightseeign
- sightseeingg
- sightseeinng
- sightseenig
- sightseieng
- sightseing
- sightsseeing
- sighttseeing
- sigthseeing
- sihgtseeing
- ssightseeing
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sightseeing - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sightseeing", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).
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.