saithe
/seɪð/
"saithe" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“saithe” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The pollock or coalfish or coley (Pollachius virens).
Corpus desk
Index EN-saithe · saithe · English
saithe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | saithe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /seɪð/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “saithe” in English
Rare enough to double-check
saithe is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /seɪð/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The pollock or coalfish or coley (Pollachius virens).".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for saithe, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old Norse seiðr; compare Norwegian sei and Swedish and Danish sej. The correct English form is saithe, spelled S-A-I-T-H-E.
Definition
- 1The pollock or coalfish or coley (Pollachius virens).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how saithe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Daniel Lawson made the claim after it was revealed that cod quotas would be cut almost in half – by 44 per cent – with saithe quotas also to fall by a quarter.
Etymology
From Old Norse seiðr; compare Norwegian sei and Swedish and Danish sej.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.