Seilziehen
German, noun[ˈzaɪ̯lˌt͡siːən]
Seilziehen is spelled S-E-I-L-Z-I-E-H-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 42 million words in written German, the 386,396th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seilziehen is a German neuter noun meaning “the game tug of war” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Konkurrenz und (konkreter oder geistiger) Kampf zwischen zwei Gruppierungen”.
What does Seilziehen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterthe game tug of war
- 2
Switzerlandneutera tug of war, a dispute
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Konkurrenz und (konkreter oder geistiger) Kampf zwischen zwei Gruppierungen
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 Seilziehen
- Seilziehens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Seilziehen?
- [ˈzaɪ̯lˌt͡siːən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Seilziehen in German?
Seilziehen appears about once in every 42 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).