Sauerampfer
[ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌʔamp͡fɐ]
The verdict
“Sauerampfer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist auf Wiesen wachsende Pflanze mit kleinen, roten Blüten, deren Blätter einen sauren Geschmack haben
Corpus desk
Index DE-sauerampfer · Sauerampfer · German
Sauerampfer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sauerampfer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌʔamp͡fɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sauerampfer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sauerampfer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌʔamp͡fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Sauerampfer in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
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 Sauerampfer, spelled S-A-U-E-R-A-M-P-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1meist auf Wiesen wachsende Pflanze mit kleinen, roten Blüten, deren Blätter einen sauren Geschmack haben
- 2besonders saurer (minderwertiger) Wein oder Most
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sauerampfer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er pflückte Sauerampfer und aß ihn.
„Ich ging vielmehr um die Ecke des Hauses, um Sauerampfer zu kauen, der im Kohlgartenzaun wuchs.“
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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.