Sarin

[zaˈʁiːn]

/[zaˈʁiːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sarin” is uncommon German (frequency #50,856 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,856
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemischer Kampfstoff, der als Nervengift wirkt

Corpus desk

Index DE-sarin · Sarin · German

Sarin · rank #50,856 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,856
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sauerstoffman…

Nearest frequency peer: Sauerstoffmangel (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sarin“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sarin“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sarin
PropertyValue
HeadwordSarin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zaˈʁiːn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,856
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sarin“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sarinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sauerstoffmangel“ (#50,857), „Sammelbecken“ (#50,854), „sauf“ (#50,858). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sarin“ bei #50,856. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sarin is uncommon German at frequency #50,856 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zaˈʁiːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "chemischer Kampfstoff, der als Nervengift wirkt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Sarin in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sarin, spelled S-A-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    chemischer Kampfstoff, der als Nervengift wirkt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Schutz gegen das Eindringen von Sarin in den Körper bietet daher nur ein Ganzkörper-Schutzanzug mit Atemschutzmaske.“

Synonyms

Methylfluorphosphonsäureisopropylester

This word in other languages

sarin(English)sarin(Français)

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 "Sarin"?
"Sarin" is spelled S-A-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zaˈʁiːn].
What does "Sarin" mean?
As a noun, "Sarin" means: chemischer Kampfstoff, der als Nervengift wirkt
How do you pronounce "Sarin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sarin" is [zaˈʁiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sarin" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sarin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Rondo#50,843Rhede#50,839Polis#50,794Thule#50,925

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list