Sarnen

[ˈzaʁnən]

/[ˈzaʁnən]/ name

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The verdict

“Sarnen” is uncommon German (frequency #77,267 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,267
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine politische Gemeinde und der Hauptort des Kantons Obwalden in der Schweiz.

Corpus desk

Index DE-sarnen · Sarnen · German

Sarnen · rank #77,267 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,267
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Satellitenbild

Nearest frequency peer: Satellitenbild (+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 „Sarnen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sarnen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSarnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈzaʁnən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#77,267
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sarnen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Satellitenbild“ (#77,268), „Samuels“ (#77,265), „Sammlers“ (#77,264). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sarnen“ bei #77,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sarnen is uncommon German at frequency #77,267 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈzaʁnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine politische Gemeinde und der Hauptort des Kantons Obwalden in der Schweiz.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sarnen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sarnen, spelled S-A-R-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine politische Gemeinde und der Hauptort des Kantons Obwalden in der Schweiz.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die Gemeinde Sarnen liegt am nördlichen Ende des Sarnersees.

This word in other languages

Sarnen(English)

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 "Sarnen"?
"Sarnen" is spelled S-A-R-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaʁnən].
What does "Sarnen" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sarnen" means: eine politische Gemeinde und der Hauptort des Kantons Obwalden in der Schweiz.
How do you pronounce "Sarnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sarnen" is [ˈzaʁnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sarnen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rühmte#77,261Quitte#77,215putnam#77,209Propan#77,201

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list