säuseln
[ˈzɔɪ̯zl̩n]
The verdict
“säuseln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - ein schwaches Geräusch machen, ähnlich dem, das der Wind hervorbringt
Corpus desk
Index DE-sauseln · säuseln · German
säuseln · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | säuseln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈzɔɪ̯zl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „säuseln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
säuseln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈzɔɪ̯zl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how säuseln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sanft säuselt der Frühlingswind über das Schilf.
Leise säuselt das Schilf im Frühlingswind.
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.