Sylvester

Name: Sylvester, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[zɪlˈvɛstɐ]

/[zɪlˈvɛstɐ]/ name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Sylvester” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,330. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,330
frequency rank, German: 107,600
“S” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Sylvester vs Silvester

89% similar

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

Key facts for Sylvester
Property	Value
Headword	Sylvester
Language	German
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	[zɪlˈvɛstɐ]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#23,330
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sylvester” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Sylvester lands here:

#23,330

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Sylvester (IPA [zɪlˈvɛstɐ]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,330 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sylvester, with forms such as "slyvester", "ssylvester", and "sylevster". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Silvester", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 Sylvester, spelled S-Y-L-V-E-S-T-E-R.

Definition

1
männlicher Vorname

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: slyvester,ssylvester,sylevster,syllvester,sylvesetr,sylvesster,sylvesterr,sylvestre,sylvestter,sylvetser,sylvseter,sylvvester,syvlester,syylvester,yslvester

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "Sylvester"

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 "Sylvester"?

"Sylvester" is spelled S-Y-L-V-E-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [zɪlˈvɛstɐ].

What does "Sylvester" mean?

As a proper noun, "Sylvester" means: männlicher Vorname

What words are commonly confused with "Sylvester"?

"Sylvester" is commonly confused with "Silvester". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Sylvester"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sylvester" is [zɪlˈvɛstɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Sylvester" come from?

"Sylvester" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “Sylvester”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-Y-L-V-E-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [zɪlˈvɛstɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Silvester” - see the side-by-side comparison. Sylvester vs Silvester
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.