Saphir

/[ˈzaːfɪʁ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,442

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Saphir is aGermannoun. It means: besonders blaue, aber auch gelbe, grüne, violette und weiße/farblose Varietät des Minerals Korund Pronounced [ˈzaːfɪʁ]. Often confused with Sophie and Sophia.

Key facts for Saphir
PropertyValue
HeadwordSaphir
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaːfɪʁ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,442
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Saphir in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Saphir is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzaːfɪʁ]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,442 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Saphir, with forms such as "asphir", "sahpir", and "saphhir". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Sophie", "Sophia", "Sacher", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Saphir, spelled S-A-P-H-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    besonders blaue, aber auch gelbe, grüne, violette und weiße/farblose Varietät des Minerals Korund
  2. 2
    Stück des oder Schmuckstein aus dem unter [1] genannten (besonders blauen) Korund
  3. 3
    Abtastnadel, deren Spitze aus dem unter [1] genannten Korund besteht

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asphir,sahpir,saphhir,saphirr,saphri,sapihr,sapphir,spahir,ssaphir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Saphir

Misspelling Variants of "Saphir"

asphir6sahpir6saphhir7saphirr7saphri6sapihr6sapphir7spahir6
Misspelling Variants of "Saphir"

Frequency rank: #41,442 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Saphir"?
"Saphir" is spelled S-A-P-H-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaːfɪʁ].
What does "Saphir" mean?
As a noun, "Saphir" means: besonders blaue, aber auch gelbe, grüne, violette und weiße/farblose Varietät des Minerals Korund
What words are commonly confused with "Saphir"?
"Saphir" is commonly confused with "Sophie", "Sophia", "Sacher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Saphir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Saphir" is [ˈzaːfɪʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Saphir" come from?
"Saphir" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.