saftig

[ˈzaftɪç]

/[ˈzaftɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“saftig” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,838. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,838
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - viel Flüssigkeit enthaltend

Corpus desk

Index DE-saftig · saftig · German

saftig · rank #28,838 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,838
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sachsenhausen

Nearest frequency peer: Sachsenhausen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „saftig“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „saftig“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

saftig vs Satin
50% similar
saftig vs stetig
67% similar
saftig vs salzig
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for saftig
PropertyValue
Headwordsaftig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzaftɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,838
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „saftig“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.saftigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sachsenhausen“ (#28,837), „Sahra“ (#28,839), „salsa“ (#28,840). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „saftig“ bei #28,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around saftig (IPA [ˈzaftɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #28,838 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for saftig, with forms such as "asftig", "safftig", and "safitg". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Satin", "stetig", "salzig", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is saftig, spelled S-A-F-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    viel Flüssigkeit enthaltend
  2. 2
    strahlend, farblich gesättigt
  3. 3
    (unangenehm) heftig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieses Entrecote ist richtig saftig!
  2. Die Kühe schliefen auf einer saftigen Wiese.

Antonyms

trockenmildsanft

This word in other languages

juicy(English)jugoso(Español)juteux(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asftig
  • safftig
  • safitg
  • saftgi
  • saftigg
  • safttig
  • satfig
  • sfatig
  • ssaftig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of saftig - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asftig2safftig1safitg2saftgi2saftigg1safttig1satfig2sfatig2
Edit distance from "saftig"

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 "saftig"?
"saftig" is spelled S-A-F-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaftɪç].
What does "saftig" mean?
As an adjective, "saftig" means: viel Flüssigkeit enthaltend
What words are commonly confused with "saftig"?
"saftig" is commonly confused with "Satin", "stetig", "salzig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "saftig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saftig" is [ˈzaftɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saftig" come from?
"saftig" 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 "saftig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

reifer#28,824Shisha#28,857Statik#28,868petite#28,801

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Posaune9 variantsTrevor9 variantstrollen9 variantsunterer9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list