sauberste

[ˈzaʊ̯bɐstə]

/[ˈzaʊ̯bɐstə]/ adj

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The verdict

“sauberste” is uncommon German (frequency #99,025 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,025
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs sauber

Key facts for sauberste
PropertyValue
Headwordsauberste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzaʊ̯bɐstə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,025
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sauberste” 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). sauberste 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

sauberste is uncommon German at frequency #99,025 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzaʊ̯bɐstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sauberste, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is sauberste, spelled S-A-U-B-E-R-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs sauber
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs sauber
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs sauber
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs sauber
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs sauber
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs sauber
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs sauber
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs sauber
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs sauber

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 "sauberste"?
"sauberste" is spelled S-A-U-B-E-R-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaʊ̯bɐstə].
What does "sauberste" mean?
As an adjective, "sauberste" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs sauber
How do you pronounce "sauberste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sauberste" is [ˈzaʊ̯bɐstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sauberste" come from?
"sauberste" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “sauberste”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-U-B-E-R-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzaʊ̯bɐstə] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list