Sauferei

[zaʊ̯fəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[zaʊ̯fəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Sauferei” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - übermäßiger Genuss von alkoholischen Getränken

Corpus desk

Index DE-sauferei · Sauferei · German

Sauferei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for Sauferei
PropertyValue
HeadwordSauferei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zaʊ̯fəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sauferei“ im Deutschen

Saufereiliegt 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

Sauferei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zaʊ̯fəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "übermäßiger Genuss von alkoholischen Getränken".

No misspelling variants are generated for Sauferei in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Sauferei, spelled S-A-U-F-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    übermäßiger Genuss von alkoholischen Getränken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er ist eben aus dem Bett gekrochen, hat eine Kanne schwarzen Kaffee getrunken und versucht jetzt, mit viel Priem den Geschmack von der gestrigen Sauferei aus dem Mund zu kriegen.“
  2. „Die Nachbarn wechselten sich mit dem Kochen und der Versorgung der Kinder ab, sie halfen bei der Wäsche und beim Einkaufen, bis der Vater durch seine Sauferei immer unangenehmer und schwieriger wurde.“

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 "Sauferei"?
"Sauferei" is spelled S-A-U-F-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [zaʊ̯fəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Sauferei" mean?
As a noun, "Sauferei" means: übermäßiger Genuss von alkoholischen Getränken
How do you pronounce "Sauferei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sauferei" is [zaʊ̯fəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sauferei" come from?
"Sauferei" 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