Seelenleben

[ˈzeːlənˌleːbn̩]

/[ˈzeːlənˌleːbn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seelenleben” is uncommon German (frequency #69,681 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,681
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit der inneren Vorgänge im Menschen, bezogen auf seine Gefühle, Gedanken und Empfindungen

Key facts for Seelenleben
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeelenleben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːlənˌleːbn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#69,681
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Seelenleben” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Seelenleben lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seelenleben is uncommon German at frequency #69,681 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːlənˌleːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gesamtheit der inneren Vorgänge im Menschen, bezogen auf seine Gefühle, Gedanken und Empfindungen".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Seelenleben in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Seelenleben, spelled S-E-E-L-E-N-L-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der inneren Vorgänge im Menschen, bezogen auf seine Gefühle, Gedanken und Empfindungen

Synonyms

InnenlebenPsyche

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 "Seelenleben"?
"Seelenleben" is spelled S-E-E-L-E-N-L-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːlənˌleːbn̩].
What does "Seelenleben" mean?
As a noun, "Seelenleben" means: Gesamtheit der inneren Vorgänge im Menschen, bezogen auf seine Gefühle, Gedanken und Empfindungen
How do you pronounce "Seelenleben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seelenleben" is [ˈzeːlənˌleːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seelenleben" come from?
"Seelenleben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Seelenleben”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-E-E-L-E-N-L-E-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzeːlənˌleːbn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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