Sauerkohl

[ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌkoːl]

/[ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌkoːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Sauerkohl” 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) - feingeschnittener, milchgesäuerter Weißkohl

Corpus desk

Index DE-sauerkohl · Sauerkohl · German

Sauerkohl · 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.

Key facts for Sauerkohl
PropertyValue
HeadwordSauerkohl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌkoːl]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sauerkohl“ im Deutschen

Sauerkohlliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sauerkohl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌkoːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "feingeschnittener, milchgesäuerter Weißkohl".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sauerkohl, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sauerkohl, spelled S-A-U-E-R-K-O-H-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    feingeschnittener, milchgesäuerter Weißkohl

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sauerkohl ist lecker.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sauerkohl"?
"Sauerkohl" is spelled S-A-U-E-R-K-O-H-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌkoːl].
What does "Sauerkohl" mean?
As a noun, "Sauerkohl" means: feingeschnittener, milchgesäuerter Weißkohl
How do you pronounce "Sauerkohl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sauerkohl" is [ˈzaʊ̯ɐˌkoːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sauerkohl" come from?
"Sauerkohl" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list