saurer

[ˈzaʊ̯ʁɐ]

/[ˈzaʊ̯ʁɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“saurer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,190. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,190
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sauer

Corpus desk

Index DE-saurer · saurer · German

saurer · rank #40,190 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,190
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH SBZ

Nearest frequency peer: SBZ (+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 „saurer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „saurer“ 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).

saurer vs Sure
50% similar
saurer vs super
67% similar
saurer vs Syrer
50% similar

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

Key facts for saurer
PropertyValue
Headwordsaurer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzaʊ̯ʁɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,190
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „saurer“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „SBZ“ (#40,191), „sartre“ (#40,188), „Sanierungen“ (#40,187). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „saurer“ bei #40,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around saurer (IPA [ˈzaʊ̯ʁɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,190 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for saurer, with forms such as "asurer", "saruer", and "saurerr". 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, "Sure", "super", "Syrer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is saurer, spelled S-A-U-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sauer
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sauer
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sauer
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sauer
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Positiv Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs sauer

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asurer
  • saruer
  • saurerr
  • saurre
  • saurrer
  • ssaurer
  • suarer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asurer2saruer2saurerr1saurre2saurrer1ssaurer1suarer2
Edit distance from "saurer"

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 "saurer"?
"saurer" is spelled S-A-U-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaʊ̯ʁɐ].
What does "saurer" mean?
As an adjective, "saurer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sauer
What words are commonly confused with "saurer"?
"saurer" is commonly confused with "Sure", "super", "Syrer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "saurer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saurer" is [ˈzaʊ̯ʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "saurer" come from?
"saurer" 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 "saurer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

sartre#40,188Schund#40,198schwor#40,200Sherry#40,208

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Rohöl7 variantsRingo7 variantsRasur7 variantsPfote7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list