Sauhaufen

[ˈzaʊ̯ˌhaʊ̯fm̩]

/[ˈzaʊ̯ˌhaʊ̯fm̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Sauhaufen” is uncommon German (frequency #97,635 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,635
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Unordnung, ein Müllberg

Corpus desk

Index DE-sauhaufen · Sauhaufen · German

Sauhaufen · rank #97,635 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,635
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Saubermann

Nearest frequency peer: Saubermann (-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 „Sauhaufen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sauhaufen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSauhaufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaʊ̯ˌhaʊ̯fm̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,635
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sauhaufen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sauhaufenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Saubermann“ (#97,634), „sattes“ (#97,633), „Schabe“ (#97,637). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sauhaufen“ bei #97,635. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sauhaufen is uncommon German at frequency #97,635 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaʊ̯ˌhaʊ̯fm̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Sauhaufen has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Sauhaufen, spelled S-A-U-H-A-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Unordnung, ein Müllberg
  2. 2
    grobe Beleidigung gegenüber einer Gruppe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Machen Sie den Sauhaufen Ihres Sohnes von meinem liebevoll gepflegten englischen Rasen weg.
  2. Der Sauhaufen hat gestern so laut Party gemacht, dass ich nicht schlafen konnte.

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); 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 "Sauhaufen"?
"Sauhaufen" is spelled S-A-U-H-A-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaʊ̯ˌhaʊ̯fm̩].
What does "Sauhaufen" mean?
As a noun, "Sauhaufen" means: eine Unordnung, ein Müllberg
How do you pronounce "Sauhaufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sauhaufen" is [ˈzaʊ̯ˌhaʊ̯fm̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sauhaufen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list