Sergey

name

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

The verdict

“Sergey” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,653. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,653
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-sergey · Sergey · English

Sergey · rank #21,653 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,653
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH segmentation

Nearest frequency peer: segmentation (-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 “Sergey”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Sergey” 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).

Sergey vs serve
50% similar
Sergey vs surge
50% similar
Sergey vs serie
50% similar

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

Key facts for Sergey
PropertyValue
HeadwordSergey
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,653
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Sergey”

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).Sergeylands 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 “segmentation” (#21,652), “shaker” (#21,654), “Sega” (#21,651). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Sergey” is #21,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Sergey, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,653 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A transliteration of the Russian male given name Серге́й (Sergéj).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sergey, with forms such as "esrgey", "segrey", and "seregy". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "serve", "surge", "serie", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration of Russian Серге́й (Sergéj), from Latin Sergius. The correct English form is Sergey, spelled S-E-R-G-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A transliteration of the Russian male given name Серге́й (Sergéj).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. After their father died and their mother fell into drink, Petr Khokhlov and his brother, Sergey, were sent to an orphanage in Novouzensk, a small, dusty town of low-slung Soviet-era apartment blocks on Russia’s border with Kazakhstan.

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Серге́й (Sergéj), from Latin Sergius.

This word in other languages

Sergueï(Français)Sergej(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esrgey
  • segrey
  • seregy
  • sergeyy
  • serggey
  • sergye
  • serrgey
  • sregey
  • ssergey

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esrgey2segrey2seregy2sergeyy1serggey1sergye2serrgey1sregey2
Edit distance from "Sergey"

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 "Sergey"?
"Sergey" is spelled S-E-R-G-E-Y.
What does "Sergey" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sergey" means: A transliteration of the Russian male given name Серге́й (Sergéj).
What words are commonly confused with "Sergey"?
"Sergey" is commonly confused with "serve", "surge", "serie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Sergey"?
Transliteration of Russian Серге́й (Sergéj), from Latin Sergius. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

shaker#21,654Scully#21,649Sloane#21,660sludge#21,661

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

sorrows9 variantsspiked9 variantsRobson9 variantspulpit9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list