Sambesi
[zamˈbeːzi]
The verdict
“Sambesi” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fluss in Afrika, der in den Indischen Ozean fließt
Corpus desk
Index DE-sambesi · Sambesi · German
Sambesi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Sambesi |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [zamˈbeːzi] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sambesi“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sambesi is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [zamˈbeːzi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fluss in Afrika, der in den Indischen Ozean fließt".
Sambesi doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sambesi, spelled S-A-M-B-E-S-I.
Definition
- 1Fluss in Afrika, der in den Indischen Ozean fließt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sambesi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Osten teilte es eine lange Grenze mit der portugiesischen Kolonie Mosambik, im Norden trennte der größte Fluss der Region, der mächtige Sambesi, das Land von einer anderen britischen Besitzung, dem heutigen Sambia.“
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.