Seraph

[ˈzeːʁaf]

/[ˈzeːʁaf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Seraph” is uncommon German (frequency #83,295 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,295
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein sechsflügeliger Engel der Anbetung, der zuweilen in Gestalt einer Schlange erscheint

Key facts for Seraph
PropertyValue
HeadwordSeraph
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzeːʁaf]
Letters6
Frequency rank#83,295
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Seraph” 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). Seraph lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Seraph is uncommon German at frequency #83,295 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzeːʁaf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein sechsflügeliger Engel der Anbetung, der zuweilen in Gestalt einer Schlange erscheint".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Seraph, 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Seraph, spelled S-E-R-A-P-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein sechsflügeliger Engel der Anbetung, der zuweilen in Gestalt einer Schlange erscheint

Antonyms

Leviathan

This word in other languages

seraph(English)serafín(Español)séraphin(Français)serafim(Português)

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 "Seraph"?
"Seraph" is spelled S-E-R-A-P-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzeːʁaf].
What does "Seraph" mean?
As a noun, "Seraph" means: ein sechsflügeliger Engel der Anbetung, der zuweilen in Gestalt einer Schlange erscheint
How do you pronounce "Seraph"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Seraph" is [ˈzeːʁaf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Seraph" come from?
"Seraph" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Seraph”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-E-R-A-P-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzeːʁaf] (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