Seelenverkäufer
German, noun[ˈzeːlənfɛɐ̯ˌkɔɪ̯fɐ]
Seelenverkäufer is spelled S-E-E-L-E-N-V-E-R-K-Ä-U-F-E-R (15 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written German, the 267,890th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seelenverkäufer is a German masculine noun meaning “seller of souls” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nicht mehr voll seetüchtiges Wasserfahrzeug”.
What does Seelenverkäufer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineseller of souls
- 2
masculinean unseaworthy boat or ship; a ship which is unsafe, dangerous to pilot (a floating coffin)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. nicht mehr voll seetüchtiges Wasserfahrzeug
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Seelenverkäufer
- Seelenverkäufers genitive
- Seelenverkäufern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Seelenverkäufer?
- [ˈzeːlənfɛɐ̯ˌkɔɪ̯fɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Seelenverkäufer in German?
Seelenverkäufer appears about once in every 22 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).