Seilschaft

[ˈzaɪ̯lʃaft]

/[ˈzaɪ̯lʃaft]/ noun

The verdict

“Seilschaft” is uncommon German (frequency #93,579 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,579
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gruppe von Bergsteigern an einem gemeinsamen Seil

Corpus desk

Index DE-seilschaft · Seilschaft · German

Seilschaft · rank #93,579 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,579
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Segelflieger

Nearest frequency peer: Segelflieger (-1 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 „Seilschaft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Seilschaft
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeilschaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaɪ̯lʃaft]
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,579
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Seilschaft“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Segelflieger“ (#93,578), „selbstgefällige“ (#93,580), „Selbstgespräch“ (#93,581). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Seilschaft“ bei #93,579. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seilschaft is uncommon German at frequency #93,579 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaɪ̯lʃaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Seilschaft has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Seilschaft, spelled S-E-I-L-S-C-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gruppe von Bergsteigern an einem gemeinsamen Seil
  2. 2
    Gruppe von Personen (beispielsweise Politikern), die sich gegenseitig unterstützen, sodass alle einen Vorteil daraus ziehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Als passionierter Alpinist weiß Müller, dass man verlässliche Seilschaften und Ausdauer braucht, um den Gipfel zu erreichen.“
  2. „Beim Extrembergsteigen vertraut der Kletterer den Kameraden seiner Seilschaft, die ihn sichern.“

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 "Seilschaft"?
"Seilschaft" is spelled S-E-I-L-S-C-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaɪ̯lʃaft].
What does "Seilschaft" mean?
As a noun, "Seilschaft" means: Gruppe von Bergsteigern an einem gemeinsamen Seil
How do you pronounce "Seilschaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seilschaft" is [ˈzaɪ̯lʃaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seilschaft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list