Sassnitz

[ˈzasnɪt͡s]

/[ˈzasnɪt͡s]/ name

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The verdict

“Sassnitz” is uncommon German (frequency #60,025 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,025
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland

Key facts for Sassnitz
PropertyValue
HeadwordSassnitz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈzasnɪt͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,025
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sassnitz” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Sassnitz lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sassnitz is uncommon German at frequency #60,025 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈzasnɪt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland".

No misspelling variants are generated for Sassnitz in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sassnitz, spelled S-A-S-S-N-I-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland

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 "Sassnitz"?
"Sassnitz" is spelled S-A-S-S-N-I-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzasnɪt͡s].
What does "Sassnitz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sassnitz" means: eine Stadt in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Sassnitz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sassnitz" is [ˈzasnɪt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sassnitz" come from?
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Using “Sassnitz”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-S-S-N-I-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzasnɪt͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list