Seiji

name

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"seiji" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Seiji” is uncommon English (frequency #67,031 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,031
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Japanese.

Corpus desk

Index EN-seiji · Seiji · English

Seiji · rank #67,031 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,031
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH seppuku

Nearest frequency peer: seppuku (+1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Seiji”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Seiji” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seiji
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeiji
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#67,031
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Seiji” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Seijifalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “seppuku” (#67,032), “scrounge” (#67,029), “screener” (#67,028). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Seiji” is #67,031. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seiji is uncommon English at frequency #67,031 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A male given name from Japanese.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Seiji, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese せいじ (Seiji). The correct English form is Seiji, spelled S-E-I-J-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese せいじ (Seiji).

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Seiji"?
"Seiji" is spelled S-E-I-J-I.
What does "Seiji" mean?
As a proper noun, "Seiji" means: A male given name from Japanese.
What is the origin of the word "Seiji"?
Borrowed from Japanese せいじ (Seiji). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Seiji", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

sched#67,023smote#67,054rumen#67,003Solas#67,059

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list