sanfter

Name: sanfter, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈzanftɐ]

/[ˈzanftɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“sanfter” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #23,691. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,691
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 9
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-sanfter · sanfter · German

sanfter · rank #23,691 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

FREQ-MID #23,691
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH Sammy

Nearest frequency peer: Sammy (-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.

Sachlage

76,313
sad

76,312
Sammy

76,311
sanfter

76,310
schalt

76,309
Schilde

76,308

What this shows „sanfter“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sanfter vs Sänger

43% similar

sanfter vs sauter

71% similar

sanfter vs Stifter

57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sanfter
Property	Value
Headword	sanfter
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈzanftɐ]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#23,691
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	9
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sanfter“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sanfterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#23,691

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sammy“ (#23,690), „schalt“ (#23,692), „sad“ (#23,689). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sanfter“ bei #23,691. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around sanfter (IPA [ˈzanftɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,691 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for sanfter, with forms such as "asnfter", "safnter", and "sanfetr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Sänger", "sauter", "Stifter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 sanfter, spelled S-A-N-F-T-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sanft
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sanft
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sanft
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sanft
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sanft

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

asnfter
safnter
sanfetr
sanffter
sanfterr
sanftre
sanftter
sannfter
santfer
snafter
ssanfter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sanfter - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "sanfter"

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 "sanfter"?

"sanfter" is spelled S-A-N-F-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzanftɐ].

What does "sanfter" mean?

As an adjective, "sanfter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sanft

What words are commonly confused with "sanfter"?

"sanfter" is commonly confused with "Sänger", "sauter", "Stifter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "sanfter"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sanfter" is [ˈzanftɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "sanfter" come from?

"sanfter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sanfter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Schilde#23,693 Rückruf#23,687 sprecht#23,714 sprengt#23,715

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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