Sebastian

name

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The verdict

“Sebastian” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #12,477. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,477
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sebastian · Sebastian · French

Sebastian · rank #12,477 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,477
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH sauront

Nearest frequency peer: sauront (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Sebastian »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Sebastian » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

Sebastian vs Sébastien
78% similar

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

Key facts for Sebastian
PropertyValue
HeadwordSebastian
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,477
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Sebastian »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Sebastianse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « sauront » (#12,476), « side » (#12,478), « satisfaits » (#12,475). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « Sebastian » est au #12,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Sebastian, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,477 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sebastian, with forms such as "esbastian", "sbeastian", and "seabstian". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Sébastien", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Sebastian, spelled S-E-B-A-S-T-I-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À six jours du Mondial au Qatar, Sebastian Castelier et Quentin Müller comparent les conditions de travail des immigrés dans l’émirat à de l’esclavage moderne.
  2. Le sociologue Sebastian Roché soutient que la police française est celle qui tue le plus en Europe dans deux cas précis : celui des homicides par des policiers et lors d’opérations de maintien de l’ordre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esbastian
  • sbeastian
  • seabstian
  • sebasitan
  • sebasstian
  • sebastain
  • sebastiann
  • sebastina
  • sebasttian
  • sebatsian
  • sebbastian
  • sebsatian
  • ssebastian

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sebastian - 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.

esbastian2sbeastian2seabstian2sebasitan2sebasstian1sebastain2sebastiann1sebastina2
Edit distance from "Sebastian"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sebastian"?
"Sebastian" is spelled S-E-B-A-S-T-I-A-N.
What does "Sebastian" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sebastian" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Sebastian"?
"Sebastian" is commonly confused with "Sébastien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Sebastian" come from?
"Sebastian" is a French 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?
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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sollicité#12,480ridicules#12,469survivant#12,487regrouper#12,463

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

répandre13 variantsthéâtres13 variantspromoteur13 variantsappropriée13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list