saften
[ˈzaftn̩]
The verdict
“saften” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saft herstellen, abzapfen, entziehen, gewinnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-saften · saften · German
saften · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | saften |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈzaftn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „saften“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
saften is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈzaftn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
saften has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is saften, spelled S-A-F-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Saft herstellen, abzapfen, entziehen, gewinnen
- 2das Austreten von Saft, von Flüssigkeit aus den Zellstrukturen von Organismen, deren Teile oder anderen saugfähigen Materialien
- 3Saft verschütten, vergießen
- 4mit Kraft erfüllen
- 5mit Saft erfüllen
- 6unpassende Bemerkungen zu einem Gespräch beitragen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how saften appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Unsere Saftpresse hat sich bewährt, sie saftet ohne Ende.
Der weiche Untergrund unter unseren Füßen saftete mehr und mehr.
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.