sade

[ˈsɑde]

/[ˈsɑde]/ noun

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The verdict

“sade” is uncommon German (frequency #64,665 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,665
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Regen

Key facts for sade
PropertyValue
Headwordsade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈsɑde]
Letters4
Frequency rank#64,665
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sade” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sade lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sade is uncommon German at frequency #64,665 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsɑde]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Regen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sade, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sade, spelled S-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Regen

This word in other languages

rain(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 "sade"?
"sade" is spelled S-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsɑde].
What does "sade" mean?
As a noun, "sade" means: Regen
How do you pronounce "sade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sade" is [ˈsɑde]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sade" come from?
"sade" 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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Using “sade”

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

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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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