saurer

/[ˈzaʊ̯ʁɐ]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,190

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

saurer is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sauer Pronounced [ˈzaʊ̯ʁɐ]. Often confused with Sure and super.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of saurer in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for saurer is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzaʊ̯ʁɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,190 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for saurer, with forms such as "asurer", "saruer", and "saurerr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is saurer, spelled S-A-U-R-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for saurer

Misspelling Variants of "saurer"

asurer6saruer6saurerr7saurre6saurrer7ssaurer7suarer6
Misspelling Variants of "saurer"

Frequency rank: #40,190 in German

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 adj, "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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.