Sigmund
"sigmund" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Sigmund” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,763. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,763
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Term of address for a person who appears to be dispensing psychoanalysis.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sigmund · Sigmund · English
Sigmund · rank #31,763 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #31,763
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH shoal
Nearest frequency peer: shoal (-1 rank slots)
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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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Sigmund”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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sequestration
68,241 corpus weight
- shoal
shoal
68,239 corpus weight
- Sigmund
Sigmund
68,238 corpus weight
- sledgehammer
sledgehammer
68,237 corpus weight
- sleeved
sleeved
68,236 corpus weight
- smartly
smartly
68,235 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Sigmund” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sigmund |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #31,763 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sigmund” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Sigmund, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,763 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Term of address for a person who appears to be dispensing psychoanalysis.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sigmund, with forms such as "isgmund", "sgimund", and "siggmund". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: In allusion to Sigmund Freud. The correct English form is Sigmund, spelled S-I-G-M-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1Term of address for a person who appears to be dispensing psychoanalysis.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sigmund appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
RUTH: OK, OK. Sigmund. Lighten up. OK. So what if it's completely neurotic and emotionally unhealthy.
Thanks, Sigmund. If I want to be psychoanalyzed, I'll throw good money away on an actual fucking therapist.
Etymology
In allusion to Sigmund Freud.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- isgmund
- sgimund
- siggmund
- sigmmund
- sigmnud
- sigmudn
- sigmundd
- sigmunnd
- sigumnd
- simgund
- ssigmund
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sigmund - 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.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.