säuseln
[ˈzɔɪ̯zl̩n]
The verdict
“säuseln” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein schwaches Geräusch machen, ähnlich dem, das der Wind hervorbringt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | säuseln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈzɔɪ̯zl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “säuseln” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for säuseln is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɔɪ̯zl̩n]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for säuseln, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is säuseln, spelled S-Ä-U-S-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1ein schwaches Geräusch machen, ähnlich dem, das der Wind hervorbringt
- 2leise und geziert sprechen und dabei oftmals eine gewisse Absicht verfolgen, zum Beispiel, jemanden zu beeindrucken
- 3sich mit leisem, murmelndem Geräusch bewegen
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “säuseln”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-Ä-U-S-E-L-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɔɪ̯zl̩n] (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.