Seeschwalbe
[ˈzeːʃvalbə]
The verdict
“Seeschwalbe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vogel aus der Verwandtschaft der Möwen (Familie Sternidae)
Corpus desk
Index DE-seeschwalbe · Seeschwalbe · German
Seeschwalbe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Seeschwalbe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːʃvalbə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Seeschwalbe“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Seeschwalbe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːʃvalbə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Seeschwalbe has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Seeschwalbe, spelled S-E-E-S-C-H-W-A-L-B-E.
Definition
- 1Vogel aus der Verwandtschaft der Möwen (Familie Sternidae)
- 2umgangssprachlich für den Roten Knurrhahn
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Seeschwalbe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Seeschwalben brüten in Kolonien.
„In einem Schwarm von Seeschwalben auf einer Sandbank am Fluß warteten sechs Landstreicher, dazwischen eine Leiche.“
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.