Seelow

[ˈzeːlo]

/[ˈzeːlo]/ name

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The verdict

“Seelow” is uncommon German (frequency #94,859 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,859
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Brandenburg, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-seelow · Seelow · German

Seelow · rank #94,859 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,859
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seekrankheit

Nearest frequency peer: Seekrankheit (-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 „Seelow“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seelow
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeelow
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈzeːlo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#94,859
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Seelow“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Seekrankheit“ (#94,858), „Seesterne“ (#94,860), „Segelflug“ (#94,862). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seelow“ bei #94,859. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seelow is uncommon German at frequency #94,859 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈzeːlo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Brandenburg, Deutschland".

No misspelling variants are generated for Seelow in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Seelow, spelled S-E-E-L-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Brandenburg, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Seelow liegt in Deutschlands Osten.

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 "Seelow"?
"Seelow" is spelled S-E-E-L-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːlo].
What does "Seelow" mean?
As a proper noun, "Seelow" means: eine Stadt in Brandenburg, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Seelow"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seelow" is [ˈzeːlo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seelow" come from?
"Seelow" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

savoir#94,809spinal#94,911spuken#94,919Ruhmes#94,798

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list