Sargassum
[zaʁˈɡasʊm]
The verdict
“Sargassum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Braunalge, die weltweit in warmen Meeren verbreitet ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-sargassum · Sargassum · German
Sargassum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Sargassum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zaʁˈɡasʊm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sargassum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sargassum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zaʁˈɡasʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Braunalge, die weltweit in warmen Meeren verbreitet ist".
Sargassum doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 Sargassum, spelled S-A-R-G-A-S-S-U-M.
Definition
- 1Braunalge, die weltweit in warmen Meeren verbreitet ist
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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.