Seifenblase

[ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ˌblaːzə]

/[ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ˌblaːzə]/ noun

The verdict

“Seifenblase” is uncommon German (frequency #75,046 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,046
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein dünner Film Seifenwasser, der eine hohle Kugel mit schillernder Oberfläche formt

Corpus desk

Index DE-seifenblase · Seifenblase · German

Seifenblase · rank #75,046 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,046
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sechseinhalb

Nearest frequency peer: sechseinhalb (-2 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 „Seifenblase“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seifenblase
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeifenblase
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ˌblaːzə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#75,046
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Seifenblase“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sechseinhalb“ (#75,044), „scripts“ (#75,043), „Schöneweide“ (#75,041). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seifenblase“ bei #75,046. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seifenblase is uncommon German at frequency #75,046 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ˌblaːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Seifenblase in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Seifenblase, spelled S-E-I-F-E-N-B-L-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein dünner Film Seifenwasser, der eine hohle Kugel mit schillernder Oberfläche formt
  2. 2
    ein Synonym für etwas, das zwar anziehend, aber dennoch inhaltslos ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als Kinder haben wir mit einem Becher Seifenlösung und einem Strohhalm Seifenblasen gemacht.
  2. „Aus dem Garten von Stracks kamen Seifenblasen über den Zaun geflogen.“

This word in other languages

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 "Seifenblase"?
"Seifenblase" is spelled S-E-I-F-E-N-B-L-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ˌblaːzə].
What does "Seifenblase" mean?
As a noun, "Seifenblase" means: ein dünner Film Seifenwasser, der eine hohle Kugel mit schillernder Oberfläche formt
How do you pronounce "Seifenblase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seifenblase" is [ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ˌblaːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seifenblase" come from?
"Seifenblase" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list