Seetang
[ˈzeːˌtaŋ]
The verdict
“Seetang” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im Meer wachsende, makroskopische Alge
Corpus desk
Index DE-seetang · Seetang · German
Seetang · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Seetang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːˌtaŋ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Seetang“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Seetang is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːˌtaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "im Meer wachsende, makroskopische Alge".
Seetang has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Seetang, spelled S-E-E-T-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1im Meer wachsende, makroskopische Alge
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Seetang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am Strand ist durch den Sturm viel Seetang angespült worden.
„Kapitän Crozier ließ niemanden im Stich; er hielt das Winterlager und zwang die Männer durch strengen Befehl, den eklen Seetang zu kauen, auch wenn der Magen sich umkehrte.“
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.