Saubermann

[ˈzaʊ̯bɐˌman]

/[ˈzaʊ̯bɐˌman]/ noun

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The verdict

“Saubermann” is uncommon German (frequency #97,634 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,634
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die anständig ist, moralisch korrekt handelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-saubermann · Saubermann · German

Saubermann · rank #97,634 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,634
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sattes

Nearest frequency peer: sattes (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Saubermann“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Saubermann“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Saubermann
PropertyValue
HeadwordSaubermann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaʊ̯bɐˌman]
Letters10
Frequency rank#97,634
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Saubermann“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Saubermannfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sattes“ (#97,633), „Sauhaufen“ (#97,635), „santé“ (#97,631). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Saubermann“ bei #97,634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Saubermann is uncommon German at frequency #97,634 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaʊ̯bɐˌman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die anständig ist, moralisch korrekt handelt".

Saubermann has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Saubermann, spelled S-A-U-B-E-R-M-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die anständig ist, moralisch korrekt handelt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Er, der bislang als Saubermann galt, glitt seit den frühen 1990er Jahren in einen Sumpf der Korruption, angetrieben von Mitgliedern seiner Familie, die seine Macht zu ihrer eigenen Bereicherung nutzen wollten.“

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 "Saubermann"?
"Saubermann" is spelled S-A-U-B-E-R-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaʊ̯bɐˌman].
What does "Saubermann" mean?
As a noun, "Saubermann" means: Person, die anständig ist, moralisch korrekt handelt
How do you pronounce "Saubermann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Saubermann" is [ˈzaʊ̯bɐˌman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Saubermann" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

schaurigen#97,641schnippeln#97,652Schussfeld#97,662resorbiert#97,602

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list