Seelöwen

[ˈzeːˌløːvn̩]

/[ˈzeːˌløːvn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seelöwen” is uncommon German (frequency #80,912 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,912
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Seelöwe

Corpus desk

Index DE-seelowen · Seelöwen · German

Seelöwen · rank #80,912 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,912
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sehschärfe

Nearest frequency peer: Sehschärfe (+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 „Seelöwen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seelöwen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeelöwen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːˌløːvn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,912
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Seelöwen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Seelöwenfällt 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: „Sehschärfe“ (#80,913), „Seienden“ (#80,915), „Seeadler“ (#80,908). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seelöwen“ bei #80,912. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seelöwen is uncommon German at frequency #80,912 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːˌløːvn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Seelöwen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Seelöwen, spelled S-E-E-L-Ö-W-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Seelöwe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Seelöwe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Seelöwe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Seelöwe

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 "Seelöwen"?
"Seelöwen" is spelled S-E-E-L-Ö-W-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːˌløːvn̩].
What does "Seelöwen" mean?
As a noun, "Seelöwen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Seelöwe
How do you pronounce "Seelöwen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seelöwen" is [ˈzeːˌløːvn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seelöwen" come from?
"Seelöwen" 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 "Seelöwen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Seienden#80,915Seeadler#80,908Scirocco#80,906schulten#80,902

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list