Seife
German, noun/ˈzaɪ̯fə/
Seife is spelled S-E-I-F-E (5 letters) and appears 4.7 times per million words in written German, the 12,890th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seife is a German feminine noun meaning “soap (substance)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein wasserlösliches Reinigungsmittel für Körperhygiene”.
What does Seife mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesoap (substance)
- 2
femininea piece of soap
- 3
femininea particular sort of soap
- 4
feminineplacer deposit, placer
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein wasserlösliches Reinigungsmittel für Körperhygiene 2. Salz einer Fettsäure 3. Ansammlung von widerstandsfähigen Erzen, Diamanten oder Metallen in Sand- oder Kieselablagerungen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Seife
- Seifen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Seife?
- Germany /ˈzaɪ̯fə/
- /ˈsaɪ̯fɛ/
- Austria [saɛ̯-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Seife
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Seife in German?
Seife appears 4.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).