Seilwinde

[ˈzaɪ̯lˌvɪndə]

/[ˈzaɪ̯lˌvɪndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seilwinde” is uncommon German (frequency #78,536 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,536
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorrichtung, mit der man mit einem Seil Lasten heben, senken oder heranziehen kann

Key facts for Seilwinde
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeilwinde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaɪ̯lˌvɪndə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Seilwinde” 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). Seilwinde lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Seilwinde is uncommon German at frequency #78,536 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaɪ̯lˌvɪndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorrichtung, mit der man mit einem Seil Lasten heben, senken oder heranziehen kann".

Seilwinde doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Seilwinde, spelled S-E-I-L-W-I-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorrichtung, mit der man mit einem Seil Lasten heben, senken oder heranziehen kann

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 "Seilwinde"?
"Seilwinde" is spelled S-E-I-L-W-I-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaɪ̯lˌvɪndə].
What does "Seilwinde" mean?
As a noun, "Seilwinde" means: Vorrichtung, mit der man mit einem Seil Lasten heben, senken oder heranziehen kann
How do you pronounce "Seilwinde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seilwinde" is [ˈzaɪ̯lˌvɪndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seilwinde" come from?
"Seilwinde" 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 “Seilwinde”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-E-I-L-W-I-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzaɪ̯lˌvɪndə] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list