Säufer

[ˈzɔɪ̯fɐ]

/[ˈzɔɪ̯fɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Säufer” is uncommon German (frequency #56,575 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,575
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der zu viel alkoholische Getränke konsumiert

Corpus desk

Index DE-saufer · Säufer · German

Säufer · rank #56,575 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,575
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sämtliches

Nearest frequency peer: sämtliches (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Säufer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Säufer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Säufer
PropertyValue
HeadwordSäufer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɔɪ̯fɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,575
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Säufer“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Säuferfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sämtliches“ (#56,574), „Tadschikistan“ (#56,576), „Systemtheorie“ (#56,573). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Säufer“ bei #56,575. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Säufer is uncommon German at frequency #56,575 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɔɪ̯fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der zu viel alkoholische Getränke konsumiert".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Säufer in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Säufer, spelled S-Ä-U-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der zu viel alkoholische Getränke konsumiert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seit diesem Schicksalsschlag ist er zum Säufer geworden.
  2. „Schiffsärzte wurden gemeinhin als Kurpfuscher und Säufer hingestellt.“

Synonyms

AlkoholikerGewohnheitstrinkerTrinkerTrunkenboldTschecherantPietsch

Antonyms

AbstinenzlerAntialkoholikerNichttrinker

This word in other languages

alcoholic(English)bebedor(Español)alcoolique(Français)bêbado(Português)

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 "Säufer"?
"Säufer" is spelled S-Ä-U-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔɪ̯fɐ].
What does "Säufer" mean?
As a noun, "Säufer" means: jemand, der zu viel alkoholische Getränke konsumiert
How do you pronounce "Säufer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Säufer" is [ˈzɔɪ̯fɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Säufer" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Säufer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list