Seekrankheit

[ˈzeːkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]

/[ˈzeːkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seekrankheit” is uncommon German (frequency #94,858 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,858
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Reizzustand der Gleichgewichtsorgane durch die ungewohnten Schiffsschwankungen, der zu Übelkeit und Erbrechen führt

Corpus desk

Index DE-seekrankheit · Seekrankheit · German

Seekrankheit · rank #94,858 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,858
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seelow

Nearest frequency peer: Seelow (+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 „Seekrankheit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Seekrankheit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seekrankheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeekrankheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#94,858
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Seekrankheit“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Seekrankheitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Seelow“ (#94,859), „Seesterne“ (#94,860), „scienze“ (#94,855). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seekrankheit“ bei #94,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seekrankheit is uncommon German at frequency #94,858 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Reizzustand der Gleichgewichtsorgane durch die ungewohnten Schiffsschwankungen, der zu Übelkeit und Erbrechen führt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Seekrankheit in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Seekrankheit, spelled S-E-E-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Reizzustand der Gleichgewichtsorgane durch die ungewohnten Schiffsschwankungen, der zu Übelkeit und Erbrechen führt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Seekrankheit behebt sich in wenigen Tagen von selbst.
  2. „Dabei mussten ich und einige andere im Boot bei stürmischer See oft gegen die Seekrankheit ankämpfen.“

Synonyms

Nausea

Antonyms

Landkrankheit

This word in other languages

sea-sickness(English)mareo(Español)mal de mer(Français)enjoo(Português)

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 "Seekrankheit"?
"Seekrankheit" is spelled S-E-E-K-R-A-N-K-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t].
What does "Seekrankheit" mean?
As a noun, "Seekrankheit" means: Reizzustand der Gleichgewichtsorgane durch die ungewohnten Schiffsschwankungen, der zu Übelkeit und Erbrechen führt
How do you pronounce "Seekrankheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seekrankheit" is [ˈzeːkʁaŋkhaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seekrankheit" come from?
"Seekrankheit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list