saugen

[ˈzaʊ̯ɡn̩]

/[ˈzaʊ̯ɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“saugen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,785
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas heran oder in sich hinein befördern, indem Unterdruck geschaffen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-saugen · saugen · German

saugen · rank #12,785 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,785
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH say

Nearest frequency peer: say (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „saugen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „saugen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

saugen vs Süden
33% similar
saugen vs Segen
50% similar
saugen vs Säure
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for saugen
PropertyValue
Headwordsaugen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzaʊ̯ɡn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,785
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „saugen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).saugenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „say“ (#12,786), „Schlagzeug“ (#12,787), „repräsentieren“ (#12,782). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „saugen“ bei #12,785. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around saugen (IPA [ˈzaʊ̯ɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,785 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for saugen, with forms such as "asugen", "saguen", and "sauegn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Süden", "Segen", "Säure", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 saugen, spelled S-A-U-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas heran oder in sich hinein befördern, indem Unterdruck geschaffen wird
  2. 2
    ein saugendes Gerät betätigen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Kalb sog heftig am Euter.
  2. Hast du schon Staub gesaugt?

Synonyms

lutschennuckelnschlürfenziehen

Antonyms

spuckenspeienblasenpusten

This word in other languages

suck(English)succionar(Español)sucer(Français)chupar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asugen
  • saguen
  • sauegn
  • saugenn
  • sauggen
  • saugne
  • ssaugen
  • suagen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of saugen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asugen2saguen2sauegn2saugenn1sauggen1saugne2ssaugen1suagen2
Edit distance from "saugen"

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 "saugen"?
"saugen" is spelled S-A-U-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaʊ̯ɡn̩].
What does "saugen" mean?
As a verb, "saugen" means: etwas heran oder in sich hinein befördern, indem Unterdruck geschaffen wird
What words are commonly confused with "saugen"?
"saugen" is commonly confused with "Süden", "Segen", "Säure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "saugen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saugen" is [ˈzaʊ̯ɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saugen" come from?
"saugen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

seriös#12,790Nutten#12,770neigen#12,766Neffen#12,765

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Sumpf8 variantskrasse8 variantsGisela8 variantseinher8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list