Seelenleben

[ˈzeːlənˌleːbn̩]

/[ˈzeːlənˌleːbn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Seelenleben” is uncommon German (frequency #69,681 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,681
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gesamtheit der inneren Vorgänge im Menschen, bezogen auf seine Gefühle, Gedanken und Empfindungen

Corpus desk

Index DE-seelenleben · Seelenleben · German

Seelenleben · rank #69,681 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,681
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schöpfungsges…

Nearest frequency peer: Schöpfungsgeschichte (-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 „Seelenleben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seelenleben
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeelenleben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːlənˌleːbn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#69,681
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Seelenleben“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schöpfungsgeschichte“ (#69,680), „sehenswerter“ (#69,684), „Schwärmerei“ (#69,677). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seelenleben“ bei #69,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seelenleben is uncommon German at frequency #69,681 among 8,027 “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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Psychoanalytiker analysieren für gewöhnlich das Seelenleben ihrer Klienten.
  2. „Dabei fällt das Seelenleben ebenso ins Gewicht wie die Pflege des Körpers.“

Synonyms

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list