Seeräuberei
[zeːʁɔɪ̯bəˈʁaɪ̯]
The verdict
“Seeräuberei” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Tätigsein als Seeräuber
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Seeräuberei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zeːʁɔɪ̯bəˈʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Seeräuberei” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Seeräuberei is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zeːʁɔɪ̯bəˈʁaɪ̯]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Seeräuberei, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Seeräuberei, spelled S-E-E-R-Ä-U-B-E-R-E-I.
Definition
- 1das Tätigsein als Seeräuber
- 2einzelne Handlung, sich fremdes Eigentum (ein Schiff und/oder dessen Fracht) auf See (gewaltsam) anzueignen
- 3Gesamtheit dessen, was mit [1] beziehungsweise [2] in Verbindung steht
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Seeräuberei”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-E-R-Ä-U-B-E-R-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [zeːʁɔɪ̯bəˈʁaɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.