sahnig
[ˈzaːnɪç]
The verdict
“sahnig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - viel Sahne enthaltend
Corpus desk
Index DE-sahnig · sahnig · German
sahnig · 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 | sahnig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzaːnɪç] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sahnig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sahnig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzaːnɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
sahnig has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sahnig, spelled S-A-H-N-I-G.
Definition
- 1viel Sahne enthaltend
- 2von cremiger Konsistenz, ähnlich geschlagener Sahne
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sahnig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er aß ein Stück sahnige Torte.
Schlagen Sie den Quark sahnig und geben Sie die Kräuter hinzu.
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.