Sarre
[saʁ]
The verdict
“Sarre” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saar
Corpus desk
Index DE-sarre · Sarre · German
Sarre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Sarre |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [saʁ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sarre“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sarre is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [saʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Sarre doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 Sarre, spelled S-A-R-R-E.
Definition
- 1Saar
- 2Saarland
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sarre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La capitale de la Sarre est Sarrebruck.
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.