Sykes
[ˈziːkəs]
The verdict
“Sykes” is uncommon German (frequency #56,571 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,571
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Syke
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sykes |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈziːkəs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #56,571 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sykes” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Sykes is uncommon German at frequency #56,571 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈziːkəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Syke".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Sykes in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sykes, spelled S-Y-K-E-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Syke
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.
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Using “Sykes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-Y-K-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.