Silizium

/[ziˈliːt͡si̯ʊm]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,916

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Silizium is aGermannoun. It means: chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 14, das zu den Halbmetallen zählt Pronounced [ziˈliːt͡si̯ʊm].

Key facts for Silizium
PropertyValue
HeadwordSilizium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ziˈliːt͡si̯ʊm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,916
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Silizium in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Silizium is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ziˈliːt͡si̯ʊm]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,916 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 14, das zu den Halbmetallen zählt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Silizium, with forms such as "islizium", "siilzium", and "siliizum". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Silizium, spelled S-I-L-I-Z-I-U-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 14, das zu den Halbmetallen zählt

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: islizium,siilzium,siliizum,silizimu,siliziumm,silizuim,silizzium,sillizium,silziium,sliizium,ssilizium

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Silizium

Misspelling Variants of "Silizium"

islizium8siilzium8siliizum8silizimu8siliziumm9silizuim8silizzium9sillizium9
Misspelling Variants of "Silizium"

Frequency rank: #44,916 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Silizium"?
"Silizium" is spelled S-I-L-I-Z-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ziˈliːt͡si̯ʊm].
What does "Silizium" mean?
As a noun, "Silizium" means: chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 14, das zu den Halbmetallen zählt
What are common misspellings of "Silizium"?
Common misspellings include "islizium", "siilzium", "siliizum", "silizimu", "siliziumm". The correct spelling is "Silizium".
How do you pronounce "Silizium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Silizium" is [ziˈliːt͡si̯ʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Silizium" come from?
"Silizium" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.