Sébastien

[se.bas.tjɛ̃]

/[se.bas.tjɛ̃]/ name

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)

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.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Sébastien
PropertyValue
HeadwordSébastien
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[se.bas.tjɛ̃]
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,447
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sébastien” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Sébastien lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Nombre 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sébastien"?
"Sébastien" is spelled S-É-B-A-S-T-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [se.bas.tjɛ̃].
What does "Sébastien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sébastien" means: Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Sebastián.
How do you pronounce "Sébastien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sébastien" is [se.bas.tjɛ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sébastien" come from?
"Sébastien" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list