seelische

Name: seelische, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈzeːlɪʃə]

/[ˈzeːlɪʃə]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“seelische” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #18,385 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#18,385
frequency rank, German: 9
letters: 13
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs seelisch

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

seelische vs serbische

78% similar

seelische vs szenische

78% similar

seelische vs seelischen

90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for seelische
Property	Value
Headword	seelische
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈzeːlɪʃə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#18,385
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “seelische” 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). seelische lands here:

#18,385

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for seelische is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzeːlɪʃə]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,385 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for seelische, with forms such as "eselische", "seeilsche", and "seelicshe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "serbische", "szenische", "seelischen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is seelische, spelled S-E-E-L-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs seelisch
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs seelisch
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Adjektivs seelisch
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Adjektivs seelisch
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs seelisch
6
Nominativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs seelisch
7
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs seelisch
8
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs seelisch
9
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs seelisch
10
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs seelisch
11
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs seelisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eselische,seeilsche,seelicshe,seeliscche,seelisceh,seelischhe,seelishce,seelissche,seellische,seelsiche,seleische,selische,sseelische

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of seelische - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "seelische"

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 "seelische"?

"seelische" is spelled S-E-E-L-I-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːlɪʃə].

What does "seelische" mean?

As an adjective, "seelische" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs seelisch

What words are commonly confused with "seelische"?

"seelische" is commonly confused with "serbische", "szenische", "seelischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "seelische"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seelische" is [ˈzeːlɪʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "seelische" come from?

"seelische" 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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Using “seelische”

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

The one correct German spelling is S-E-E-L-I-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈzeːlɪʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “serbische” - see the side-by-side comparison. seelische vs serbische
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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.