Sahne

[ˈzaːnə]

/[ˈzaːnə]/ noun

The verdict

“Sahne” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,083. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,083
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fettreicher Teil der Milch, der beim Stehenlassen eine obere Phase bildet

Corpus desk

Index DE-sahne · Sahne · German

Sahne · rank #9,083 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,083
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH ruhige

Nearest frequency peer: ruhige (-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 „Sahne“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sahne“ 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).

Sahne vs she
40% similar
Sahne vs Sohn
60% similar
Sahne vs sehe
40% similar

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

Key facts for Sahne
PropertyValue
HeadwordSahne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaːnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,083
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sahne“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ruhige“ (#9,082), „schenkt“ (#9,084), „repariert“ (#9,081). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sahne“ bei #9,083. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Sahne (IPA [ˈzaːnə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,083 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sahne, with forms such as "ashne", "sahhne", and "sahnne". 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, "she", "Sohn", "sehe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sahne, spelled S-A-H-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    fettreicher Teil der Milch, der beim Stehenlassen eine obere Phase bildet
  2. 2
    (gesüßte) Sahne mit einem Fettanteil von 30–35 %, die geschlagen wurde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Baron zieht an der Glocke, und sogleich erscheint der Kammerdiener, der dem Baron einen Becher rauchender Schokolade, mir aber einen Porzellannapf voll des schönsten süßen Kaffees mit Sahne bringt, den ich mit demselben Appetit leere wie der Baron seinen Becher.
  2. Selbst der säuerlich schlechte Kaffee, mit der allerorten im Harz als Sahne geltenden häßlichen Milchhaut, erwies sich außerstande, diese gute Laune zu verscheuchen, und bestimmte sie nur, behufs leidlicher Balancierung des Übels, um Sodawasser zu bitten, was freilich, weil es multrig war, seines Zweckes ebenfalls verfehlte.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ashne
  • sahhne
  • sahnne
  • sanhe
  • shane
  • ssahne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sahne - 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.

ashne2sahhne1sahnne1sanhe2shane2ssahne1
Edit distance from "Sahne"

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 "Sahne"?
"Sahne" is spelled S-A-H-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaːnə].
What does "Sahne" mean?
As a noun, "Sahne" means: fettreicher Teil der Milch, der beim Stehenlassen eine obere Phase bildet
What words are commonly confused with "Sahne"?
"Sahne" is commonly confused with "she", "Sohn", "sehe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sahne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sahne" is [ˈzaːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sahne" come from?
"Sahne" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list