seidenweich
[ˈzaɪ̯dn̩ˌvaɪ̯ç]
The verdict
“seidenweich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr weich, weich wie Seide
Corpus desk
Index DE-seidenweich · seidenweich · German
seidenweich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | seidenweich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzaɪ̯dn̩ˌvaɪ̯ç] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „seidenweich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
seidenweich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzaɪ̯dn̩ˌvaɪ̯ç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr weich, weich wie Seide".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for seidenweich, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is seidenweich, spelled S-E-I-D-E-N-W-E-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1sehr weich, weich wie Seide
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how seidenweich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Und genauso war es auch in Kalifornien, er hatte mir den besten Reisbrei von ganz Los Angeles und Umgebung versprochen, und so aßen wir jetzt den zähflüssigen, seidenweichen Brei.“
„Leise und mit gemächlicher Anmut fielen ihre ledrigen Sohlenballen, mit zutiefst feliner Präzision folgte Hinter- auf Vorderbein, eine seidenweiche Bewegung, bei der die Schultern rollten, die Keulen schwangen.“
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.