Seelenkunde
[ˈzeːlənˌkʊndə]
The verdict
“Seelenkunde” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Psychologie (Wissenschaft von den bewussten und unbewussten psychischen Prozessen, vom Erleben und Verhalten des Menschen in Abhängigkeit von der Umwelt)
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Index DE-seelenkunde · Seelenkunde · German
Seelenkunde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Seelenkunde |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːlənˌkʊndə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Seelenkunde“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Seelenkunde is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːlənˌkʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Psychologie (Wissenschaft von den bewussten und unbewussten psychischen Prozessen, vom Erleben und Verhalten des Menschen in Abhängigkeit von der Umwelt)".
Seelenkunde has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Seelenkunde, spelled S-E-E-L-E-N-K-U-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Psychologie (Wissenschaft von den bewussten und unbewussten psychischen Prozessen, vom Erleben und Verhalten des Menschen in Abhängigkeit von der Umwelt)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Seelenkunde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Neben der herkömmlichen Pathologie der Körper- und Geisteskräfte etablieren sich stärker auch Störungen der Persönlichkeit (Gemütskrankheiten) als Forschungsgegenstände, denen sich Seelenkunde und Psychiatrie widmen.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.