Seeteufel
[ˈzeːˌtɔɪ̯fəl]
The verdict
“Seeteufel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein mariner Raubfisch aus der Familie der Armflosser, der mit einer Angel seine Beute ködert
Corpus desk
Index DE-seeteufel · Seeteufel · German
Seeteufel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Seeteufel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzeːˌtɔɪ̯fəl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Seeteufel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Seeteufel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːˌtɔɪ̯fəl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein mariner Raubfisch aus der Familie der Armflosser, der mit einer Angel seine Beute ködert".
No misspelling variants are generated for Seeteufel in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Seeteufel, spelled S-E-E-T-E-U-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein mariner Raubfisch aus der Familie der Armflosser, der mit einer Angel seine Beute ködert
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Seeteufel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Seeteufel ist in vielen Meeren zu Hause, hauptsächlich im Mittelmeer und im Nordatlantik.“
„Eine Schönheit ist der Seeteufel wirklich nicht. Fischkenner schätzen aber seine hervorragenden inneren Qualitäten.“
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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.