sequin

/ˈsiː.kwɪn/

//ˈsiː.kwɪn// noun

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"sequin" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sequin” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,627. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,627
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of various small gold coins minted in Italy and Turkey.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sequin · sequin · English

sequin · rank #49,627 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,627
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH segue

Nearest frequency peer: segue (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “sequin”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “sequin” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

sequin vs squid
67% similar
sequin vs squint
67% similar
sequin vs sequoia
71% similar

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

Key facts for sequin
PropertyValue
Headwordsequin
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsiː.kwɪn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,627
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sequin”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).sequinlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “segue” (#49,626), “sevenfold” (#49,628), “sealant” (#49,624). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sequin” is #49,627. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sequin (IPA /ˈsiː.kwɪn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,627 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sequin, with forms such as "esquin", "seqiun", and "seqquin". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "squid", "squint", "sequoia", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French sequin, from Italian zecchino, from zecca (“mint”), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka, “die for coining, coin”). Doublet of zecchin. The correct English form is sequin, spelled S-E-Q-U-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of various small gold coins minted in Italy and Turkey.
  2. 2
    A sparkling spangle used for the decoration of ornate clothing.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. ‘Let him receive as many robes of honour and thousands of sequins of gold as he hath spoken words.’
  2. English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georges, and Louises, doubloons and double guineas and moidores and sequins, the pictures of all the kings of Europe for the last hundred years, strange Oriental pices stamped with what looked like wisps of string or its of spider's web, round pieces and square pieces, and pieces bored through the middle, as if to war…

Etymology

Borrowed from French sequin, from Italian zecchino, from zecca (“mint”), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka, “die for coining, coin”). Doublet of zecchin.

This word in other languages

cequí(Español)paillettes(Français)Zechine(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esquin
  • seqiun
  • seqquin
  • sequinn
  • sequni
  • seuqin
  • sqeuin
  • ssequin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sequin - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

esquin2seqiun2seqquin1sequinn1sequni2seuqin2sqeuin2ssequin1
Edit distance from "sequin"

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 "sequin"?
"sequin" is spelled S-E-Q-U-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsiː.kwɪn/.
What does "sequin" mean?
As a noun, "sequin" means: Any of various small gold coins minted in Italy and Turkey.
What words are commonly confused with "sequin"?
"sequin" is commonly confused with "squid", "squint", "sequoia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sequin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sequin" is /ˈsiː.kwɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "sequin"?
Borrowed from French sequin, from Italian zecchino, from zecca (“mint”), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka, “die for coining, coin”). Doublet of zecchin. 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 "sequin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Seager#49,623rafter#49,579Quayle#49,576pyrite#49,574

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

slurp8 variantsSANFL8 variantsquitter8 variantstwang8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list