Seelenheil

[ˈzeːlənˌhaɪ̯l]

/[ˈzeːlənˌhaɪ̯l]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seelenheil” is uncommon German (frequency #50,038 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,038
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Heil der Seele; Zustand, dass die Seele nicht durch Sünden belastet ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-seelenheil · Seelenheil · German

Seelenheil · rank #50,038 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,038
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH segnet

Nearest frequency peer: segnet (+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 „Seelenheil“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seelenheil
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeelenheil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːlənˌhaɪ̯l]
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,038
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Seelenheil“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Seelenheilfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „segnet“ (#50,039), „schwächelt“ (#50,036), „selbstbestimmtes“ (#50,040). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seelenheil“ bei #50,038. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seelenheil is uncommon German at frequency #50,038 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːlənˌhaɪ̯l]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Heil der Seele; Zustand, dass die Seele nicht durch Sünden belastet ist".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Seelenheil, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Seelenheil, spelled S-E-E-L-E-N-H-E-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Heil der Seele; Zustand, dass die Seele nicht durch Sünden belastet ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Was die Erfahrung des Bergsteigens zu einer Metapher des Lebens überhaupt werden lässt und sogar noch zum Sinnbild für die Suche nach dem ewigen Seelenheil, ist die Verbindung der kulturell positiv besetzten Vorstellung der Höhe mit der Abforderung einer körperlichen Leistung.“
  2. „Doch mehr als für das Seelenheil der Afrikaner interessierten sich die meisten Europäer für irdische Reichtümer.“

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 "Seelenheil"?
"Seelenheil" is spelled S-E-E-L-E-N-H-E-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːlənˌhaɪ̯l].
What does "Seelenheil" mean?
As a noun, "Seelenheil" means: Heil der Seele; Zustand, dass die Seele nicht durch Sünden belastet ist
How do you pronounce "Seelenheil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seelenheil" is [ˈzeːlənˌhaɪ̯l]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seelenheil" come from?
"Seelenheil" 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 "Seelenheil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schwächelt#50,036selektiven#50,041Sklavinnen#50,058spionieren#50,066

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list