Sauhund

[ˈzaʊ̯ˌhʊnt]

/[ˈzaʊ̯ˌhʊnt]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jagdhund für die Wildschweinjagd

Corpus desk

Index DE-sauhund · Sauhund · German

Sauhund · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 Sauhund
PropertyValue
HeadwordSauhund
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaʊ̯ˌhʊnt]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sauhund” sits in German frequency

Sauhundsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent German words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sauhund is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaʊ̯ˌhʊnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Sauhund in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sauhund, spelled S-A-U-H-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jagdhund für die Wildschweinjagd
  2. 2
    hinterhältiger Mensch

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Genugtuung vieler Monate leuchtet ihm aus den blanken Schweinsaugen, als er den Sauhund hinausschmettert.“
  2. „Dieser Sauhund hat bestimmt schon Fotos in der Hand, von Iris Kaeferstock geschossen, die er immer bei sich hat; sie ist aber 'ne klasse Fotografin.“

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sauhund"?
"Sauhund" is spelled S-A-U-H-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaʊ̯ˌhʊnt].
What does "Sauhund" mean?
As a noun, "Sauhund" means: Jagdhund für die Wildschweinjagd
How do you pronounce "Sauhund"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sauhund" is [ˈzaʊ̯ˌhʊnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sauhund" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list