Seelsorgerin
[ˈzeːlˌzɔʁɡəʁɪn]
The verdict
“Seelsorgerin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geistliche, die sich um Lebens- und Glaubensfragen ihrer Gemeindemitglieder kümmert
Corpus desk
Index DE-seelsorgerin · Seelsorgerin · German
Seelsorgerin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Seelsorgerin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːlˌzɔʁɡəʁɪn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Seelsorgerin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Seelsorgerin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːlˌzɔʁɡəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Seelsorgerin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Seelsorgerin, spelled S-E-E-L-S-O-R-G-E-R-I-N.
Definition
- 1Geistliche, die sich um Lebens- und Glaubensfragen ihrer Gemeindemitglieder kümmert
- 2weibliche Person, die Beistand für das seelische Wohlbefinden unabhängig von religiösen Bezügen leistet
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Seelsorgerin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Seelsorgerin besucht Frau Müller auf der Palliativstation des Allgemeinkrankenhauses.
„Die Humanistikerin und humanistische Seelsorgerin Anke Lauke wagte methodisch den Versuch, einen zentralen Aspekt humanistischer Seelsorge und Lebensbegleitung leibhaftig erfahrbar zu machen.“
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.