keine Sau
[ˈkaɪ̯nə ˈzaʊ̯]
The verdict
“keine Sau” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - niemand
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | keine Sau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈkaɪ̯nə ˈzaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “keine Sau” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for keine Sau is 9 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkaɪ̯nə ˈzaʊ̯]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "niemand".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for keine Sau, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is keine Sau, spelled K-E-I-N-E- -S-A-U.
Definition
- 1niemand
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “keine Sau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-E-I-N-E- -S-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈkaɪ̯nə ˈzaʊ̯] (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
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.