Sardine
[zaʁˈdiːnə]
The verdict
“Sardine” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Meeresfisch (Sardina pilchardus), verwandt mit dem Hering
Corpus desk
Index DE-sardine · Sardine · German
Sardine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Sardine |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zaʁˈdiːnə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sardine“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sardine is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zaʁˈdiːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Meeresfisch (Sardina pilchardus), verwandt mit dem Hering".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Sardine in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 Sardine, spelled S-A-R-D-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1ein Meeresfisch (Sardina pilchardus), verwandt mit dem Hering
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sardine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das ist eine Sardine.
„Sardinen bevölkern in riesigen Schwärmen nahezu alle Weltmeere.“
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.