Sioux

[ˈziːʊks]

/[ˈziːʊks]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sioux” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,918
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angehöriger/Angehörige eines nordamerikanischen Indianervolkes ohne Aussage über das natürliche Geschlecht; im Plural auch kollektiv: Volk/Stamm der Sioux

Corpus desk

Index DE-sioux · Sioux · German

Sioux · rank #44,918 · 6 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,918
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH simpler

Nearest frequency peer: simpler (-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 „Sioux“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sioux“ 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).

Sioux vs six
40% similar
Sioux vs Soul
60% similar
Sioux vs sous
40% similar

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

Key facts for Sioux
PropertyValue
HeadwordSioux
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈziːʊks]
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,918
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sioux“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Siouxliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „simpler“ (#44,917), „Silizium“ (#44,916), „skizzieren“ (#44,920). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sioux“ bei #44,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Sioux (IPA [ˈziːʊks]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,918 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sioux, with forms such as "isoux", "siouxx", and "sioxu". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "six", "Soul", "sous", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Sioux, spelled S-I-O-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angehöriger/Angehörige eines nordamerikanischen Indianervolkes ohne Aussage über das natürliche Geschlecht; im Plural auch kollektiv: Volk/Stamm der Sioux
  2. 2
    männlicher Angehöriger des nordamerikanischen Indianervolkes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sioux appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Kein Sioux ist hier vorbeigekommen.
  2. Ich kann die Person in der Ferne nicht genau erkennen, ist es ein Sioux?

Synonyms

Sioux-Indianer

This word in other languages

Sioux(English)Sioux(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isoux
  • siouxx
  • sioxu
  • siuox
  • soiux
  • ssioux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sioux - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

isoux2siouxx1sioxu2siuox2soiux2ssioux1
Edit distance from "Sioux"

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 "Sioux"?
"Sioux" is spelled S-I-O-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈziːʊks].
What does "Sioux" mean?
As a noun, "Sioux" means: Angehöriger/Angehörige eines nordamerikanischen Indianervolkes ohne Aussage über das natürliche Geschlecht; im Plural auch kollektiv: Volk/Stamm der Sioux
What words are commonly confused with "Sioux"?
"Sioux" is commonly confused with "six", "Soul", "sous". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sioux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sioux" is [ˈziːʊks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sioux" come from?
"Sioux" 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 "Sioux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Spreu#44,931salle#44,885Syria#44,959Sälen#44,960

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

says6 variantsTuns6 variantsnagt6 variantsNager6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list