Saboteur
[zaboˈtøːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Saboteur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der etwas sabotiert (hat)
Corpus desk
Index DE-saboteur · Saboteur · German
Saboteur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Saboteur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zaboˈtøːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Saboteur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Saboteur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zaboˈtøːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der etwas sabotiert (hat)".
Saboteur doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Saboteur, spelled S-A-B-O-T-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1jemand, der etwas sabotiert (hat)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Saboteur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Beim Jamming nutzen Saboteure einen Störer am Boden und überstrahlen damit das schwache Navigationssignal der Satelliten. Flugzeuge, Schiffe oder Fahrzeuge können sich dann nicht mehr genau verorten.“
„Die Saboteure von der Fatah kamen gewöhnlich aus Syrien und operierten in kleinen Städten und Dörfern in Grenznähe.“
This word in other languages
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.