Sauberkeit

[ˈzaʊ̯bɐkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈzaʊ̯bɐkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sauberkeit” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,489. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,489
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hygienischer Zustand einer Sache oder Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-sauberkeit · Sauberkeit · German

Sauberkeit · rank #22,489 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,489
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Salbe

Nearest frequency peer: Salbe (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Sauberkeit“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Sauberkeit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sauberkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSauberkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaʊ̯bɐkaɪ̯t]
Letters10
Frequency rank#22,489
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sauberkeit“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sauberkeitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Salbe“ (#22,488), „Schrein“ (#22,490), „Römern“ (#22,487). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sauberkeit“ bei #22,489. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Sauberkeit (IPA [ˈzaʊ̯bɐkaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,489 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "hygienischer Zustand einer Sache oder Person".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sauberkeit, with forms such as "asuberkeit", "sabuerkeit", and "saubberkeit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Sauberkeit, spelled S-A-U-B-E-R-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    hygienischer Zustand einer Sache oder Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Viele Leute pflegen heute die Sauberkeit ihrer Siedlung.
  2. „Wir werden die Sauberkeit der Böden und den Zustand der Tapeten begutachten, wir werden Teppiche hochheben und über die Möbel streichen, ob sie auch ja staubfrei sind.“

Synonyms

HygieneOrdnungReinheit

This word in other languages

cleanliness(English)limpieza(Español)propreté(Français)limpeza(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asuberkeit
  • sabuerkeit
  • saubberkeit
  • saubekreit
  • sauberekit
  • sauberkeitt
  • sauberketi
  • sauberkiet
  • sauberkkeit
  • sauberrkeit
  • saubrekeit
  • sauebrkeit
  • ssauberkeit
  • suaberkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sauberkeit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asuberkeit2sabuerkeit2saubberkeit1saubekreit2sauberekit2sauberkeitt1sauberketi2sauberkiet2
Edit distance from "Sauberkeit"

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 "Sauberkeit"?
"Sauberkeit" is spelled S-A-U-B-E-R-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaʊ̯bɐkaɪ̯t].
What does "Sauberkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Sauberkeit" means: hygienischer Zustand einer Sache oder Person
What are common misspellings of "Sauberkeit"?
Common misspellings include "asuberkeit", "sabuerkeit", "saubberkeit", "saubekreit", "sauberekit". The correct spelling is "Sauberkeit".
How do you pronounce "Sauberkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sauberkeit" is [ˈzaʊ̯bɐkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sauberkeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Packungen14 variantsnachdenke14 variantsmiterlebt14 variantsumwandeln14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list