Sarah

[ˈzaːʁa]

/[ˈzaːʁa]/ name

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The verdict

“Sarah” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,156. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,156
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-sarah · Sarah · German

Sarah · rank #4,156 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,156
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH samt

Nearest frequency peer: samt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Sarah“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Sarah vs Sarg
60% similar
Sarah vs sera
40% similar
Sarah vs SARS
20% similar

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

Key facts for Sarah
PropertyValue
HeadwordSarah
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈzaːʁa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,156
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sarah“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sarahliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „samt“ (#4,155), „schlechtes“ (#4,157), „Rio“ (#4,154). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sarah“ bei #4,156. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Sarah (IPA [ˈzaːʁa]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,156 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sarah, with forms such as "asrah", "saarh", and "sarahh". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sarg", "sera", "SARS", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sarah, spelled S-A-R-A-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sarah appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sarah ist eine hervorragende Schülerin.
  2. Wusstest du, dass Ivan und Sarah gerade ein Kind bekommen haben?

This word in other languages

Sarah(English)Sara(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asrah
  • saarh
  • sarahh
  • sarha
  • sarrah
  • sraah
  • ssarah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sarah - 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.

asrah2saarh2sarahh1sarha2sarrah1sraah2ssarah1
Edit distance from "Sarah"

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 "Sarah"?
"Sarah" is spelled S-A-R-A-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaːʁa].
What does "Sarah" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sarah" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Sarah"?
"Sarah" is commonly confused with "Sarg", "sera", "SARS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sarah"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sarah" is [ˈzaːʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sarah" come from?
"Sarah" 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 "Sarah", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stuhl#4,162Pokal#4,146Onkel#4,145neuem#4,143

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

reiche7 variantswetten7 variantsLogik7 variantswüsste7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list