Sébastien
[se.bas.tjɛ̃]
The verdict
“Sébastien” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,447 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,447
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Sebastián.
Corpus desk
Index ES-sebastien · Sébastien · Spanish
Sébastien · rank #63,447 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,447
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 34,953
- PHOTO-FINISH superlativo
Nearest frequency peer: superlativo (-1 rank slots)
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 “Sébastien”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- sumergen
sumergen
36,556 corpus weight
- superlativo
superlativo
36,555 corpus weight
- Sébastien
Sébastien
36,554 corpus weight
- taninos
taninos
36,553 corpus weight
- tenaces
tenaces
36,549 corpus weight
- tenderos
tenderos
36,548 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Sébastien” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sébastien |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [se.bas.tjɛ̃] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #63,447 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sébastien” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Sébastien is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,447 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [se.bas.tjɛ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Sebastián.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sébastien, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Sébastien, spelled S-É-B-A-S-T-I-E-N.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Sebastián.
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 Spanish 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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sébastien", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.