See
German, noun/zeː/
See is spelled S-E-E (3 letters) and appears 63 times per million words in written German, the 1,357th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). See is a German masculine noun meaning “lake” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “stehendes Gewässer, das von Land umgeben ist”.
What does See mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelake
Dieser See ist sehr klein.
noun
- 1
femininesea, ocean
Mein Großvater ist als Fischer zur See gefahren.
- 2
femininesea, sea condition, swell
Die See ist heute sehr ruhig.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. stehendes Gewässer, das von Land umgeben ist
noun: 1. Sammelbegriff für alle sehr großen, zusammenhängenden, nicht fließenden Gewässer, Meere 2. Bewegung der Oberfläche eines Meeres oder Sees 3. hohe Welle
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of See
- Sees genitive
- Seen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce See?
- Germany /zeː/
- Austria /seː/
- [zeː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to See
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is See in German?
See appears 63 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).