Saarburg

[ˈzaːɐ̯ˌbʊʁk]

/[ˈzaːɐ̯ˌbʊʁk]/ name

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The verdict

“Saarburg” is uncommon German (frequency #59,132 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,132
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-saarburg · Saarburg · German

Saarburg · rank #59,132 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,132
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rührung

Nearest frequency peer: Rührung (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Saarburg“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Saarburg“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Saarburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordSaarburg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈzaːɐ̯ˌbʊʁk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,132
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Saarburg“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Saarburgfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rührung“ (#59,131), „sacred“ (#59,133), „rückläufigen“ (#59,129). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Saarburg“ bei #59,132. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Saarburg is uncommon German at frequency #59,132 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈzaːɐ̯ˌbʊʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland".

No misspelling variants are generated for Saarburg in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Saarburg, spelled S-A-A-R-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Saarburg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Saarburg liegt in Deutschlands Südwesten.

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 "Saarburg"?
"Saarburg" is spelled S-A-A-R-B-U-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaːɐ̯ˌbʊʁk].
What does "Saarburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Saarburg" means: eine Stadt in Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Saarburg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Saarburg" is [ˈzaːɐ̯ˌbʊʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Saarburg" come from?
"Saarburg" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Saarburg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

riesigem#59,121Scheichs#59,144Schlacke#59,146Punkband#59,095

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list