sausen

[ˈzaʊ̯zn̩]

/[ˈzaʊ̯zn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“sausen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,608. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,608
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein scharfes Geräusch verursachen, das gleichmäßig an- und abschwillt und an Reibung erinnert

Corpus desk

Index DE-sausen · sausen · German

sausen · rank #36,608 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,608
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Satzzeichen

Nearest frequency peer: Satzzeichen (-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 „sausen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sausen“ 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).

sausen vs Süden
33% similar
sausen vs spüren
50% similar
sausen vs Stufen
50% similar

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

Key facts for sausen
PropertyValue
Headwordsausen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzaʊ̯zn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,608
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sausen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sausenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Satzzeichen“ (#36,607), „Schelle“ (#36,609), „sammel“ (#36,606). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sausen“ bei #36,608. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sausen (IPA [ˈzaʊ̯zn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,608 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sausen, with forms such as "asusen", "sasuen", and "sauesn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Süden", "spüren", "Stufen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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. The correct German form is sausen, spelled S-A-U-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein scharfes Geräusch verursachen, das gleichmäßig an- und abschwillt und an Reibung erinnert
  2. 2
    sich sehr schnell irgendwohin bewegen (und dabei ein Geräusch wie unter [1] verursachen)
  3. 3
    etwas nicht bestehen
  4. 4
    sehr stark gären, viel Schaum entwickeln
  5. 5
    säuseln, rieseln, murmeln
  6. 6
    summende Geräusche von sich geben
  7. 7
    leise singen oder summen, um ein Kind zum Schlafen zu bringen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sausen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Wind saust in den Gassen.
  2. Das Blut sauste in seinen Ohren.

Synonyms

durchfallendurchrasselnsummensumsen

Antonyms

schleichenbestehen

This word in other languages

whistle(English)mugir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asusen
  • sasuen
  • sauesn
  • sausenn
  • sausne
  • saussen
  • ssausen
  • suasen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sausen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

asusen2sasuen2sauesn2sausenn1sausne2saussen1ssausen1suasen2
Edit distance from "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 "sausen"?
"sausen" is spelled S-A-U-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaʊ̯zn̩].
What does "sausen" mean?
As a verb, "sausen" means: ein scharfes Geräusch verursachen, das gleichmäßig an- und abschwillt und an Reibung erinnert
What words are commonly confused with "sausen"?
"sausen" is commonly confused with "Süden", "spüren", "Stufen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sausen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sausen" is [ˈzaʊ̯zn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sausen" come from?
"sausen" 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 "sausen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

sammel#36,606schont#36,616retour#36,593Sieber#36,624

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Schelle8 variantsSirius8 variantsReiser8 variantsSohns8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list