säte

[ˈzɛːtə]

/[ˈzɛːtə]/ verb

The verdict

“säte” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs säen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sate · säte · German

säte · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 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.

Key facts for säte
PropertyValue
Headwordsäte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzɛːtə]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „säte“ im Deutschen

säteliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

säte is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈzɛːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for säte, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is säte, spelled S-Ä-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs säen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs säen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs säen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs säen

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "säte"?
"säte" is spelled S-Ä-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛːtə].
What does "säte" mean?
As a verb, "säte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs säen
How do you pronounce "säte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "säte" is [ˈzɛːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "säte" come from?
"säte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list