Seelöwe
[ˈzeːˌløːvə]
The verdict
“Seelöwe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ohrenrobbe mit schlankem Körperbau, die sich im Gegensatz zur Hundsrobbe auch gut an Land fortbewegen kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-seelowe · Seelöwe · German
Seelöwe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Seelöwe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːˌløːvə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Seelöwe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Seelöwe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːˌløːvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ohrenrobbe mit schlankem Körperbau, die sich im Gegensatz zur Hundsrobbe auch gut an Land fortbewegen kann".
Seelöwe has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Seelöwe, spelled S-E-E-L-Ö-W-E.
Definition
- 1Ohrenrobbe mit schlankem Körperbau, die sich im Gegensatz zur Hundsrobbe auch gut an Land fortbewegen kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Seelöwe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Fischer fangen den Tieren das Futter weg - und immer wieder landen die Seelöwen selbst als Beifang in den Netzen.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.