sann

[zan]

/[zan]/ verb

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The verdict

“sann” is uncommon German (frequency #99,023 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,023
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sinnen

Key facts for sann
PropertyValue
Headwordsann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[zan]
Letters4
Frequency rank#99,023
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sann” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sann lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sann is uncommon German at frequency #99,023 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [zan]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for sann in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sann, spelled S-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sinnen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sinnen

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 "sann"?
"sann" is spelled S-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zan].
What does "sann" mean?
As a verb, "sann" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs sinnen
How do you pronounce "sann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sann" is [zan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sann" come from?
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Using “sann”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zan] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list