Silben

[ˈzɪlbn̩]

/[ˈzɪlbn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Silben” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,936. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,936
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Silbe

Corpus desk

Index DE-silben · Silben · German

Silben · rank #27,936 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,936
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sichten

Nearest frequency peer: Sichten (-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 „Silben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Silben vs Silke
67% similar
Silben vs sollen
50% similar
Silben vs sitzen
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Silben
PropertyValue
HeadwordSilben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɪlbn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,936
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Silben“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Silbenliegt 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: „Sichten“ (#27,935), „sicherheitshalber“ (#27,934), „Sixt“ (#27,938). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Silben“ bei #27,936. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Silben (IPA [ˈzɪlbn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,936 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Silben, with forms such as "islben", "siblen", and "silbben". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Silke", "sollen", "sitzen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Silben, spelled S-I-L-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Silbe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Silbe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Silbe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Silbe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • islben
  • siblen
  • silbben
  • silbenn
  • silbne
  • silebn
  • sillben
  • sliben
  • ssilben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Silben - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

islben2siblen2silbben1silbenn1silbne2silebn2sillben1sliben2
Edit distance from "Silben"

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 "Silben"?
"Silben" is spelled S-I-L-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪlbn̩].
What does "Silben" mean?
As a noun, "Silben" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Silbe
What words are commonly confused with "Silben"?
"Silben" is commonly confused with "Silke", "sollen", "sitzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Silben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Silben" is [ˈzɪlbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Silben" come from?
"Silben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

select#27,932Sekten#27,927spanne#27,946strömt#27,958

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Schütte9 variantsStürze9 variantsverleih9 variantsNester9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list