Seepferd
[ˈzeːˌp͡feːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“Seepferd” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fisch aus der Familie der Seenadeln, Seepferdchen
Corpus desk
Index DE-seepferd · Seepferd · German
Seepferd · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Seepferd |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːˌp͡feːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Seepferd“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Seepferd is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːˌp͡feːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Seepferd doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 Seepferd, spelled S-E-E-P-F-E-R-D.
Definition
- 1Fisch aus der Familie der Seenadeln, Seepferdchen
- 2Fabelwesen mit dem Vorderteil eines Pferdes und dem Hinterteil eines Fisches oder einer Seeschlange
- 3gemeine Figur in Form von [2]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Seepferd appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da vorne schwimmt ein Seepferd.
Das Seepferd ist das Reittier verschiedener Meeresgötter.
Synonyms
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.