sabotieren

/[zaboˈtiːʁən]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#38,985

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

sabotieren is aGermanverb. It means: absichtlich (versuchen) ein Werk oder auch eine Idee zu Fall zu bringen Pronounced [zaboˈtiːʁən]. Often confused with sabotiert.

Key facts for sabotieren
PropertyValue
Headwordsabotieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[zaboˈtiːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,985
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sabotieren in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sabotieren is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zaboˈtiːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #38,985 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "absichtlich (versuchen) ein Werk oder auch eine Idee zu Fall zu bringen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for sabotieren, with forms such as "asbotieren", "sabbotieren", and "saboiteren". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "sabotiert", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is sabotieren, spelled S-A-B-O-T-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    absichtlich (versuchen) ein Werk oder auch eine Idee zu Fall zu bringen

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asbotieren,sabbotieren,saboiteren,saboteiren,sabotieern,sabotierenn,sabotierne,sabotierren,sabotireen,sabottieren,sabtoieren,saobtieren,sbaotieren,ssabotieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sabotieren

Misspelling Variants of "sabotieren"

asbotieren10sabbotieren11saboiteren10saboteiren10sabotieern10sabotierenn11sabotierne10sabotierren11
Misspelling Variants of "sabotieren"

Frequency rank: #38,985 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sabotieren"?
"sabotieren" is spelled S-A-B-O-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zaboˈtiːʁən].
What does "sabotieren" mean?
As a verb, "sabotieren" means: absichtlich (versuchen) ein Werk oder auch eine Idee zu Fall zu bringen
What words are commonly confused with "sabotieren"?
"sabotieren" is commonly confused with "sabotiert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sabotieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sabotieren" is [zaboˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sabotieren" come from?
"sabotieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.