Sager

[ˈzaːɡɐ]

/[ˈzaːɡɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sager” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,792. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,792
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der etwas sagt

Corpus desk

Index DE-sager · Sager · German

Sager · rank #33,792 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,792
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Saarbrücker

Nearest frequency peer: Saarbrücker (-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 „Sager“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sager“ 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).

Sager vs ser
40% similar
Sager vs SAR
20% similar
Sager vs sagt
40% similar

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

Key facts for Sager
PropertyValue
HeadwordSager
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaːɡɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,792
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sager“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sagerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Saarbrücker“ (#33,791), „Salons“ (#33,793), „Rückspiegel“ (#33,790). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sager“ bei #33,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Sager (IPA [ˈzaːɡɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,792 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sager, with forms such as "asger", "saegr", and "sagerr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ser", "SAR", "sagt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sager, spelled S-A-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    der etwas sagt
  2. 2
    bemerkenswerter (pointierter, lustiger, umstrittener) Ausspruch, Apophthegma; oft als Kompositum mit dem Thema oder der Person geschrieben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Weil sie eine Ja-Sagerin ist, wird sie immer wieder unterdrückt.
  2. Diesen Sager kann ich nicht nachvollziehen.

Synonyms

SprecherErzählerZeugeApophthegmaAusspruchGesagteAussageSpruchAnsage

Antonyms

Zuhörer

This word in other languages

sayer(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asger
  • saegr
  • sagerr
  • sagger
  • sagre
  • sgaer
  • ssager

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sager - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

asger2saegr2sagerr1sagger1sagre2sgaer2ssager1
Edit distance from "Sager"

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 "Sager"?
"Sager" is spelled S-A-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaːɡɐ].
What does "Sager" mean?
As a noun, "Sager" means: der etwas sagt
What words are commonly confused with "Sager"?
"Sager" is commonly confused with "ser", "SAR", "sagt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sager"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sager" is [ˈzaːɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sager" come from?
"Sager" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sager", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rufst#33,787reime#33,778Qatar#33,772primo#33,766

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

smoke7 variantsPizzen7 variantsSäfte7 variantsnitro7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list