Seilbahnen

[ˈzaɪ̯lˌbaːnən]

/[ˈzaɪ̯lˌbaːnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seilbahnen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,522 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,522
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Seilbahn

Key facts for Seilbahnen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeilbahnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaɪ̯lˌbaːnən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,522
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Seilbahnen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Seilbahnen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seilbahnen is uncommon German at frequency #56,522 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaɪ̯lˌbaːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Seilbahnen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Seilbahnen, spelled S-E-I-L-B-A-H-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Seilbahn
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Seilbahn
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Seilbahn
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Seilbahn

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 "Seilbahnen"?
"Seilbahnen" is spelled S-E-I-L-B-A-H-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaɪ̯lˌbaːnən].
What does "Seilbahnen" mean?
As a noun, "Seilbahnen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Seilbahn
How do you pronounce "Seilbahnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seilbahnen" is [ˈzaɪ̯lˌbaːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seilbahnen" come from?
"Seilbahnen" 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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Using “Seilbahnen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-E-I-L-B-A-H-N-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzaɪ̯lˌbaːnən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list