Sauerdorn
[ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌdɔʁn]
The verdict
“Sauerdorn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schwach giftige Pflanze, die zur Gattung Berberitzen und der Familie der Berberitzengewächse zählt
Corpus desk
Index DE-sauerdorn · Sauerdorn · German
Sauerdorn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Sauerdorn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌdɔʁn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sauerdorn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sauerdorn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌdɔʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schwach giftige Pflanze, die zur Gattung Berberitzen und der Familie der Berberitzengewächse zählt".
No misspelling variants are generated for Sauerdorn in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sauerdorn, spelled S-A-U-E-R-D-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1schwach giftige Pflanze, die zur Gattung Berberitzen und der Familie der Berberitzengewächse zählt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sauerdorn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Haselnüsse, Schlehen, Hagebutten, Brombeeren und Himbeeren, die Früchte von Weißdorn, Sauerdorn und Holunder werden vielfach von Menschen, namentlich von Kindern verschleppt. (Curt Grottewitz, Unser Wald, Die Sträucher unserer Wälder, z.n. Projekt Gutenberg)
Zwischen dem Ahorn und dem Sauerdorn quer durch fiel ein Sonnenstrahl und in ihm tummelte sich kreisrund ein Mückenschwarm. (Peter Rosegger, Jakob der Letzte, z.n. Projekt Gutenberg)
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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.