Seemann
[ˈzeːˌman]
The verdict
“Seemann” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #19,385 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #19,385
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine in der Seeschifffahrt tätige Person
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Seemann |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːˌman] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #19,385 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Seemann” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Seemann is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzeːˌman]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,385 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine in der Seeschifffahrt tätige Person".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Seemann, with forms such as "esemann", "seeamnn", and "seeman". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Seeland", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Seemann, spelled S-E-E-M-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1eine in der Seeschifffahrt tätige Person
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: esemann,seeamnn,seeman,seemmann,seemnan,semann,semeann,sseemann
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Seemann - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Seemann”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-E-M-A-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzeːˌman] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Seeland” - see the side-by-side comparison. Seemann vs Seeland
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.