sause

[ˈzaʊ̯zə]

/[ˈzaʊ̯zə]/ verb

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The verdict

“sause” is an uncommon German word, ranked #60,027 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#60,027
frequency rank, German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sausen

Key facts for sause
PropertyValue
Headwordsause
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzaʊ̯zə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,027
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sause” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sause lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sause is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzaʊ̯zə]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,027 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for sause in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sause, spelled S-A-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sausen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sausen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sausen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sausen

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 "sause"?
"sause" is spelled S-A-U-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaʊ̯zə].
What does "sause" mean?
As a verb, "sause" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sausen
How do you pronounce "sause"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sause" is [ˈzaʊ̯zə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sause" come from?
"sause" 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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Using “sause”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzaʊ̯zə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list