Seilschaft
[ˈzaɪ̯lʃaft]
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
- Schürfwunden
Schürfwunden
6,426 corpus weight
- Segelflieger
Segelflieger
6,423 corpus weight
- Seilschaft
Seilschaft
6,422 corpus weight
- selbstgefäl…
selbstgefällige
6,421 corpus weight
- Selbstgespr…
Selbstgespräch
6,420 corpus weight
- Selbstkoste…
Selbstkostenpreis
6,419 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Seilschaft“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Seilschaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaɪ̯lʃaft] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #93,579 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Seilschaft“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Gruppe von Bergsteigern an einem gemeinsamen Seil
- 2Gruppe von Personen (beispielsweise Politikern), die sich gegenseitig unterstützen, sodass alle einen Vorteil daraus ziehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Seilschaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als passionierter Alpinist weiß Müller, dass man verlässliche Seilschaften und Ausdauer braucht, um den Gipfel zu erreichen.“
„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.
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