Seeweg

[ˈzeːˌveːk]

/[ˈzeːˌveːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seeweg” is uncommon German (frequency #51,674 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,674
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine bestimmte durchgängig mit dem Schiff befahrbare Route über das Meer

Corpus desk

Index DE-seeweg · Seeweg · German

Seeweg · rank #51,674 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,674
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seeufer

Nearest frequency peer: Seeufer (-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 „Seeweg“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seeweg
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeeweg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːˌveːk]
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,674
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Seeweg“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Seewegfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Seeufer“ (#51,673), „seed“ (#51,672), „Selbststudium“ (#51,676). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seeweg“ bei #51,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seeweg is uncommon German at frequency #51,674 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːˌveːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Seeweg doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists 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 Seeweg, spelled S-E-E-W-E-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine bestimmte durchgängig mit dem Schiff befahrbare Route über das Meer
  2. 2
    Transport und Verkehr mit dem Schiff über das Meer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Kolumbus wollte einen alternativen Seeweg nach Indien finden.
  2. „So sahen niederländische Kaufleute ihre Stunde gekommen, auf eigene Faust einen Seeweg nach Asien zu suchen und die gefragten Güter dort selbst zu kaufen und zu vertreiben.“

Antonyms

LandwegLuftweg

This word in other languages

seaway(English)

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 "Seeweg"?
"Seeweg" is spelled S-E-E-W-E-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːˌveːk].
What does "Seeweg" mean?
As a noun, "Seeweg" means: eine bestimmte durchgängig mit dem Schiff befahrbare Route über das Meer
How do you pronounce "Seeweg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seeweg" is [ˈzeːˌveːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seeweg" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list