SA-Mann

[ɛsˈʔaːˌman]

/[ɛsˈʔaːˌman]/ noun

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The verdict

“SA-Mann” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Angehöriger der Sturmabteilung, einer paramilitärischen Truppe der NSDAP

Key facts for SA-Mann
PropertyValue
HeadwordSA-Mann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛsˈʔaːˌman]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “SA-Mann” sits in German frequency

SA-Mann falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

SA-Mann is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛsˈʔaːˌman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angehöriger der Sturmabteilung, einer paramilitärischen Truppe der NSDAP".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for SA-Mann, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is SA-Mann, spelled S-A---M-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angehöriger der Sturmabteilung, einer paramilitärischen Truppe der NSDAP

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "SA-Mann"?
"SA-Mann" is spelled S-A---M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛsˈʔaːˌman].
What does "SA-Mann" mean?
As a noun, "SA-Mann" means: Angehöriger der Sturmabteilung, einer paramilitärischen Truppe der NSDAP
How do you pronounce "SA-Mann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "SA-Mann" is [ɛsˈʔaːˌman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "SA-Mann" come from?
"SA-Mann" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “SA-Mann”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A---M-A-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛsˈʔaːˌman] (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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list