sanftem

[ˈzanftəm]

/[ˈzanftəm]/ adj

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The verdict

“sanftem” is uncommon German (frequency #80,878 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,878
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sanft

Corpus desk

Index DE-sanftem · sanftem · German

sanftem · rank #80,878 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,878
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH salma

Nearest frequency peer: salma (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „sanftem“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „sanftem“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sanftem
PropertyValue
Headwordsanftem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzanftəm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#80,878
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sanftem“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sanftemfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „salma“ (#80,877), „Sardinen“ (#80,880), „scar“ (#80,881). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sanftem“ bei #80,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sanftem is uncommon German at frequency #80,878 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzanftəm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for sanftem in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 sanftem, spelled S-A-N-F-T-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sanft
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sanft

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 "sanftem"?
"sanftem" is spelled S-A-N-F-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzanftəm].
What does "sanftem" mean?
As an adjective, "sanftem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sanft
How do you pronounce "sanftem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sanftem" is [ˈzanftəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sanftem" come from?
"sanftem" 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 "sanftem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Saalbau#80,871Scheins#80,885Rüschen#80,870Réunion#80,868

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list