Seherin

[ˈzeːəʁɪn]

/[ˈzeːəʁɪn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seherin” is uncommon German (frequency #84,558 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,558
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine weibliche Person, die sich etwas ansieht oder sieht

Corpus desk

Index DE-seherin · Seherin · German

Seherin · rank #84,558 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,558
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seerosen

Nearest frequency peer: Seerosen (-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 „Seherin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seherin
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeherin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːəʁɪn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#84,558
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Seherin“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Seherinfällt 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: „Seerosen“ (#84,557), „Seiteneingang“ (#84,559), „Selbstgerechtigkeit“ (#84,560). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seherin“ bei #84,558. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seherin is uncommon German at frequency #84,558 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Seherin, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 Seherin, spelled S-E-H-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine weibliche Person, die sich etwas ansieht oder sieht
  2. 2
    eine weibliche Person, der zugeschrieben wird, übernatürliche Dinge wahrzunehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Seherin konnte als einzige wissen, wo sich das Portemonnaie befindet.
  2. „Bald zieht eine völva von Hof zu Hof, eine heidnische Seherin.“

Antonyms

Hörerin

This word in other languages

viewer(English)vidente(Español)vidente(Português)

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 "Seherin"?
"Seherin" is spelled S-E-H-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːəʁɪn].
What does "Seherin" mean?
As a noun, "Seherin" means: eine weibliche Person, die sich etwas ansieht oder sieht
How do you pronounce "Seherin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seherin" is [ˈzeːəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seherin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list