Seehafen

[ˈzeːˌhaːfn̩]

/[ˈzeːˌhaːfn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seehafen” is uncommon German (frequency #88,272 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,272
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für Seeschiffe zugänglicher Hafen

Corpus desk

Index DE-seehafen · Seehafen · German

Seehafen · rank #88,272 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,272
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH seek

Nearest frequency peer: seek (+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 “Seehafen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Seehafen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seehafen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeehafen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːˌhaːfn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,272
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Seehafen” sits in German frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Seehafen lands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seehafen is uncommon German at frequency #88,272 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːˌhaːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "für Seeschiffe zugänglicher Hafen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Seehafen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Seehafen, spelled S-E-E-H-A-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    für Seeschiffe zugänglicher Hafen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die deutschen Seehäfen erbringen vielfältige sonstige Dienstleistungen und sind bedeutende Standorte der Industrie, zum Beispiel der wenigen verbliebenen Werften, von Stahlwerken, Raffinerien, Getreidemühlen, Ölmühlen und Röstereien.“
  2. „Ich radelte durch den historischen Stadtkern vorbei am mächtigen Gewerkschaftshaus zum beeeindruckenden Seehafen, der wackligen Fischerbooten, Segeljachten, Kreuzfahrtschiffen und Containerriesen eine Heimat bot.“

Antonyms

BinnenhafenFlusshafen

This word in other languages

seaport(English)

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Seehafen"?
"Seehafen" is spelled S-E-E-H-A-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːˌhaːfn̩].
What does "Seehafen" mean?
As a noun, "Seehafen" means: für Seeschiffe zugänglicher Hafen
How do you pronounce "Seehafen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seehafen" is [ˈzeːˌhaːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seehafen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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