Sau
German, noun/zaʊ̯/
Sau is spelled S-A-U (3 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,360th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sau is a German feminine noun meaning “sow (female pig)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “weibliches Schwein ab dem ersten Ferkeln”.
What does Sau mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesow (female pig)
- 2
archaicfemininepig (of either gender)
- 3
femininea dislikable or unethical person
prefix
- 1
colloquialIntensifies adjectives.
- 2
colloquialderogatoryCreates disparaging or pejorative forms of nouns.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. weibliches Schwein ab dem ersten Ferkeln 2. Schwein allgemein 3. Wildschwein 4. physisch/buchstäblich, moralisch oder sittlich ‚schmutzige‘ Person: jemand, der unsauber ist, oder gemein, oder (sexuell) obszön, triebhaft
prefix: 1. Wortbildungselement, das in Verbindung mit Adjektiven eine Verstärkung der bezeichneten Eigenschaft ausdrückt 2. Wortbildungselement, das in Verbindung mit Substantiven eine pejorative Bedeutung annimmt 3. Wortbildungselement, das in Verbindung mit Substantiven einen besonders hohen Erfüllungsgrad anzeigt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sau
- Säue plural
- Sauen plural
- Säuen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sau?
- /zaʊ̯/
- Germany [zaʊ̯]
- /saʊ̯/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sau in German?
Sau appears 14 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).