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san.

German, adjective[…]

san. is spelled S-A-N (3 letters) and appears 33 times per million words in written German, the 2,499th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). San. is a German adjective meaning “abbreviation of saniert” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “„Sankt“ im Namen italienischer und spanischer Heiligennamen sowie davon abgeleiteter Orte”.

What does san. mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    abbreviation of saniert

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

abbreviation: 1. Abkürzung für saniert

abbreviation: 1. Abkürzung für Styrol-Acryl-Nitril

adjective: 1. „Sankt“ im Namen italienischer und spanischer Heiligennamen sowie davon abgeleiteter Orte

noun: 1. Gruppe einiger indigener Ethnien im südlichen Afrika

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of san.

  • S. abbreviation

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce san.?

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  • [san]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is san. in German?

san. appears 33 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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