Sardelle
[zaʁˈdɛlə]
The verdict
“Sardelle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - heringsartiger Fisch aus der Familie Engraulidae
Corpus desk
Index DE-sardelle · Sardelle · German
Sardelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sardelle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zaʁˈdɛlə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sardelle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sardelle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zaʁˈdɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Sardelle in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sardelle, spelled S-A-R-D-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1heringsartiger Fisch aus der Familie Engraulidae
- 2die in vielen europäischen Meeren vorkommende Europäische Sardelle
- 3überkämmte Glatze
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sardelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die meisten Sardellen erreichen Körperlängen um 20 cm.
Sardellen werden unter anderem zu Anchovis verarbeitet.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.