Saufkumpan
[ˈzaʊ̯fkʊmˌpaːn]
The verdict
“Saufkumpan” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Bekannter, mit dem man öfters gemeinsam Alkohol trinkt
Corpus desk
Index DE-saufkumpan · Saufkumpan · German
Saufkumpan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | Saufkumpan |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaʊ̯fkʊmˌpaːn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Saufkumpan“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Saufkumpan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaʊ̯fkʊmˌpaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Bekannter, mit dem man öfters gemeinsam Alkohol trinkt".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Saufkumpan, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Saufkumpan, spelled S-A-U-F-K-U-M-P-A-N.
Definition
- 1ein Bekannter, mit dem man öfters gemeinsam Alkohol trinkt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Saufkumpan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heute Abend gehe ich mit meinem alten Saufkumpanen aus.
„Er war ein sehr kunstfertiger Mensch, Poëta und Schreiber, ein guter Saufkumpan und berüchtigter Herzendieb, dazu sprach er so gut das Dänische, daß er unter Dänen als ihresgleichen galt.“
Synonyms
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.