Seeigel
[ˈzeːˌʔiːɡl̩]
The verdict
“Seeigel” is uncommon German (frequency #82,122 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,122
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bestacheltes, in Meeren lebendes wirbelloses Tier
Corpus desk
Index DE-seeigel · Seeigel · German
Seeigel · rank #82,122 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,122
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Seeschlacht
Nearest frequency peer: Seeschlacht (+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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Seeigel“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Scoop
Scoop
17,881 corpus weight
- Seeigel
Seeigel
17,879 corpus weight
- Seeschlacht
Seeschlacht
17,878 corpus weight
- Sehnde
Sehnde
17,877 corpus weight
- Seitenhiebe
Seitenhiebe
17,876 corpus weight
- Seitensprün…
Seitensprünge
17,875 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Seeigel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Seeigel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːˌʔiːɡl̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #82,122 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Seeigel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Seeigel is uncommon German at frequency #82,122 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːˌʔiːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bestacheltes, in Meeren lebendes wirbelloses Tier".
Seeigel has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Seeigel, spelled S-E-E-I-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1bestacheltes, in Meeren lebendes wirbelloses Tier
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Seeigel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seeigel sind Meeresbewohner mit Stacheln.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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