Sergei

name

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

The verdict

“Sergei” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,269. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,269
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A transliteration of the Russian male given name Серге́й (Sergéj), equivalent to Sergius.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sergei · Sergei · English

Sergei · rank #15,269 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,269
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH ser

Nearest frequency peer: ser (-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 “Sergei”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Sergei” 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).

Sergei vs Seri
67% similar
Sergei vs serve
50% similar
Sergei vs surge
50% similar

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

Key facts for Sergei
PropertyValue
HeadwordSergei
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,269
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Sergei”

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).Sergeilands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “ser” (#15,268), “sharia” (#15,270), “showdown” (#15,271). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Sergei” is #15,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Sergei, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #15,269 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A transliteration of the Russian male given name Серге́й (Sergéj), equivalent to Sergius.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sergei, with forms such as "esrgei", "segrei", and "seregi". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Seri", "serve", "surge", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is Sergei, spelled S-E-R-G-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A transliteration of the Russian male given name Серге́й (Sergéj), equivalent to Sergius.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A hospital consultant who treated Sergei and Yulia Skripal after they were poisoned with the nerve agent novichok was “gobsmacked” when Yulia woke and began trying to get out of bed four days after the attack.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esrgei
  • segrei
  • seregi
  • serggei
  • sergie
  • serrgei
  • sregei
  • ssergei

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esrgei2segrei2seregi2serggei1sergie2serrgei1sregei2ssergei1
Edit distance from "Sergei"

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 "Sergei"?
"Sergei" is spelled S-E-R-G-E-I.
What does "Sergei" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sergei" means: A transliteration of the Russian male given name Серге́й (Sergéj), equivalent to Sergius.
What words are commonly confused with "Sergei"?
"Sergei" is commonly confused with "Seri", "serve", "surge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Sergei" come from?
"Sergei" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

sharia#15,270Scotia#15,265siding#15,274sanity#15,263

Similar misspelling depth

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

shuts8 variantsSuarez8 variantsweaken8 variantsXavier8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list