Seelsorger
German, noun/ˈzeːlˌzɔʁɡɐ/
Seelsorger is spelled S-E-E-L-S-O-R-G-E-R (10 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written German, the 24,295th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seelsorger is a German masculine noun meaning “pastoral caregiver, counselor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Geistlicher, der sich um Lebens- und Glaubensfragen seiner Gemeindemitglieder kümmert”.
What does Seelsorger mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepastoral caregiver, counselor
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Geistlicher, der sich um Lebens- und Glaubensfragen seiner Gemeindemitglieder kümmert 2. Person, die Beistand für das seelische Wohlbefinden unabhängig von religiösen Bezügen leistet
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 Seelsorger
- Seelsorgers genitive
- Seelsorgerin feminine
- Seelsorgern dative definite plural
- Seelensorger alternative dated
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Seelsorger?
- /ˈzeːlˌzɔʁɡɐ/
- [ˈzeːlˌzɔʁɡɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Seelsorger
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Seelsorger in German?
Seelsorger appears 2.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).