Sauerkirsche
[ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌkɪʁʃə]
The verdict
“Sauerkirsche” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Kirschbaum von eher strauchigem Wuchs
Corpus desk
Index DE-sauerkirsche · Sauerkirsche · German
Sauerkirsche · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Sauerkirsche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌkɪʁʃə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sauerkirsche“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sauerkirsche is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌkɪʁʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Sauerkirsche in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sauerkirsche, spelled S-A-U-E-R-K-I-R-S-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1ein Kirschbaum von eher strauchigem Wuchs
- 2die säuerlich schmeckende Frucht von [1]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sauerkirsche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In unserem Garten stehen zwei Süß- und fünf Sauerkirschen.
Sauerkirschen sind sauer, weil sie Apfel- und Zitronensäure enthalten.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.