Seewasser

[ˈzeːˌvasɐ]

/[ˈzeːˌvasɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seewasser” is uncommon German (frequency #92,207 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,207
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wasser des Meeres

Corpus desk

Index DE-seewasser · Seewasser · German

Seewasser · rank #92,207 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,207
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH seelisches

Nearest frequency peer: seelisches (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Seewasser“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Seewasser“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seewasser
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeewasser
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːˌvasɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#92,207
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Seewasser“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Seewasserfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „seelisches“ (#92,206), „selbstgebaute“ (#92,209), „selbstsüchtigen“ (#92,210). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seewasser“ bei #92,207. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seewasser is uncommon German at frequency #92,207 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːˌvasɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Seewasser in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Seewasser, spelled S-E-E-W-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wasser des Meeres
  2. 2
    Wasser eines Sees

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Seewasser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Er atmete erleichtert und mußte sich alle Mühe geben, um nicht von dem Seewasser zu trinken.“
  2. „Wie Seewasser anstelle der klimaschädlichen fossilen Brennstoffe genutzt werden kann, zeigen 35 Schweizer Anlagen.“

Synonyms

Meerwasser

This word in other languages

eau de mer(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Seewasser"?
"Seewasser" is spelled S-E-E-W-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːˌvasɐ].
What does "Seewasser" mean?
As a noun, "Seewasser" means: Wasser des Meeres
How do you pronounce "Seewasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seewasser" is [ˈzeːˌvasɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seewasser" come from?
"Seewasser" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Seewasser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

searching#92,203Skipisten#92,225Schnitter#92,188scheppert#92,175

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list