sahnen
[ˈzaːnən]
The verdict
“sahnen” 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) - mit aufgeschlagener Sahne, Schlagsahne füllen
Corpus desk
Index DE-sahnen · sahnen · German
sahnen · 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 | sahnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈzaːnən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sahnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sahnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈzaːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for sahnen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is sahnen, spelled S-A-H-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit aufgeschlagener Sahne, Schlagsahne füllen
- 2Rahm (Sahne) von der Milch trennen, entfernen, gewinnen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sahnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In dieser Konditorei werden die Torten nicht von einer Fabrik angeliefert, sondern noch selbst gebacken und gesahnt.
Und dann ging ich hin und sahnte die Milch. Ich nahm die Schüsseln in der richtigen Reihenfolge herunter und setzte alles an seinen Platz und schöpfte tief genug mit dem Sahnelöffel, und sie war zufrieden.
This word in other languages
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.