sapperlot
German, interjection/zapɐˈloːt/
sapperlot is spelled S-A-P-P-E-R-L-O-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 129,075th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sapperlot is a German interjection meaning “zounds!, swounds!, 'sdeath!, my word!” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Ausdruck der Überraschung, Begeisterung”.
What does sapperlot mean in English?
interjection
- 1
datedzounds!, swounds!, 'sdeath!, my word!
- 2
datedgolly!, zowie!, goodness gracious!, good heavens!, gee whiz!, blast!, doggone!
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Ausdruck der Überraschung, Begeisterung 2. Ausruf der Verwünschung, Entrüstung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce sapperlot?
- /zapɐˈloːt/
- /ˈsapɐlɔt/
- [zapɐˈloːt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sapperlot
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sapperlot in German?
sapperlot appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).