Seifenkiste
German, noun[ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ˌkɪstə]
Seifenkiste is spelled S-E-I-F-E-N-K-I-S-T-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written German, the 148,565th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seifenkiste is a German feminine noun meaning “soapbox” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “selbstgebasteltes, nicht motorisiertes Gefährt, mit dem man einen Hang hinunterfahren kann”.
What does Seifenkiste mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesoapbox
- 2
femininesoapbox car
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. selbstgebasteltes, nicht motorisiertes Gefährt, mit dem man einen Hang hinunterfahren kann
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 Seifenkiste
- Seifenkisten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Seifenkiste?
- [ˈzaɪ̯fn̩ˌkɪstə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Seifenkiste in German?
Seifenkiste appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).