Fähnrich zur See
[ˈfɛːnʁɪç t͡suːɐ̯ ˈzeː]
The verdict
“Fähnrich zur See” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Offiziersanwärterdienstgrad im Range eines Bootsmannes
Corpus desk
Index DE-fahnrich-zur-see · Fähnrich zur See · German
Fähnrich zur See · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fähnrich zur See |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɛːnʁɪç t͡suːɐ̯ ˈzeː] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fähnrich zur See“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fähnrich zur See is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɛːnʁɪç t͡suːɐ̯ ˈzeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Fähnrich zur See in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Fähnrich zur See, spelled F-Ä-H-N-R-I-C-H- -Z-U-R- -S-E-E.
Definition
- 1Offiziersanwärterdienstgrad im Range eines Bootsmannes
- 2Offiziersanwärter im Range eines Fähnrichs zur See
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fähnrich zur See appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Fähnrich zur See steht über dem Seekadetten.
„Am 1. Mai 1938 war er zum Fähnrich zur See befördert worden.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.