Seebrücke

[ˈzeːˌbʁʏkə]

/[ˈzeːˌbʁʏkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seebrücke” is an uncommon German word, ranked #51,671 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#51,671
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schiffsanleger, der vom Ufer so weit wegführt, dass Schiffe die nötige Wassertiefe vorfinden

Key facts for Seebrücke
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeebrücke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːˌbʁʏkə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,671
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Seebrücke” sits in German 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). Seebrücke lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Seebrücke is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzeːˌbʁʏkə]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,671 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Schiffsanleger, der vom Ufer so weit wegführt, dass Schiffe die nötige Wassertiefe vorfinden".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Seebrücke, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Seebrücke, spelled S-E-E-B-R-Ü-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schiffsanleger, der vom Ufer so weit wegführt, dass Schiffe die nötige Wassertiefe vorfinden

Synonyms

Landungsbrücke

This word in other languages

pier(English)muelle(Español)jetée(Français)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Seebrücke"?
"Seebrücke" is spelled S-E-E-B-R-Ü-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːˌbʁʏkə].
What does "Seebrücke" mean?
As a noun, "Seebrücke" means: Schiffsanleger, der vom Ufer so weit wegführt, dass Schiffe die nötige Wassertiefe vorfinden
How do you pronounce "Seebrücke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seebrücke" is [ˈzeːˌbʁʏkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seebrücke" come from?
"Seebrücke" is a German 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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Using “Seebrücke”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-E-E-B-R-Ü-C-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzeːˌbʁʏkə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list