Sabber

[ˈzabɐ]

/[ˈzabɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sabber” is uncommon German (frequency #89,514 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,514
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus dem Mund fließender Speichel

Corpus desk

Index DE-sabber · Sabber · German

Sabber · rank #89,514 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,514
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH rüstige

Nearest frequency peer: rüstige (-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 „Sabber“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sabber
PropertyValue
HeadwordSabber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzabɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#89,514
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sabber“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sabberfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „rüstige“ (#89,513), „Rückenmarks“ (#89,512), „sagenumwobenen“ (#89,516). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sabber“ bei #89,514. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sabber is uncommon German at frequency #89,514 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzabɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus dem Mund fließender Speichel".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Sabber in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sabber, spelled S-A-B-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus dem Mund fließender Speichel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wegen des übermäßigen Alkoholkonsums hat er die Kontrolle über sich verloren und floss ihm der Sabber aufs Hemd. Es war widerlich.
  2. „Der Sabber troff ihm aus dem Maul und seine Zunge hing ihm wie die aufgeblasene Notrutsche eines Flugzeugs zwischen den Lefzen.“

Synonyms

GeiferSabbelSpeichelSpucke

This word in other languages

drool(English)

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 "Sabber"?
"Sabber" is spelled S-A-B-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzabɐ].
What does "Sabber" mean?
As a noun, "Sabber" means: aus dem Mund fließender Speichel
How do you pronounce "Sabber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sabber" is [ˈzabɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sabber" come from?
"Sabber" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

salmon#89,517retard#89,495realem#89,467Rasens#89,460

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list