Seilschaft
German, noun/ˈzaɪ̯lʃaft/
Seilschaft is spelled S-E-I-L-S-C-H-A-F-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 92,701st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seilschaft is a German feminine noun meaning “rope team” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gruppe von Bergsteigern an einem gemeinsamen Seil”.
What does Seilschaft mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerope team
- 2
femininecoterie, clique, network
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gruppe von Bergsteigern an einem gemeinsamen Seil 2. Gruppe von Personen (beispielsweise Politikern), die sich gegenseitig unterstützen, sodass alle einen Vorteil daraus ziehen
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 Seilschaft
- Seilschaften plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Seilschaft?
- /ˈzaɪ̯lʃaft/
- [ˈzaɪ̯lʃaft]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Seilschaft in German?
Seilschaft appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).