# saufen vs saures

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### saufen
*verb · IPA [ˈzaʊ̯fn̩] · frequency rank #9,622*
trinken

### saures
*adjective · IPA [ˈzaʊ̯ʁəs] · frequency rank #42,109*
Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sauer

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/saufen-vs-saures