Sauspieß
[ˈzaʊ̯ˌʃpiːs]
The verdict
“Sauspieß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurzer Spieß für die Jagd auf Wildschweine
Corpus desk
Index DE-sauspie · Sauspieß · German
Sauspieß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Sauspieß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaʊ̯ˌʃpiːs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sauspieß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sauspieß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaʊ̯ˌʃpiːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kurzer Spieß für die Jagd auf Wildschweine".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sauspieß, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sauspieß, spelled S-A-U-S-P-I-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1kurzer Spieß für die Jagd auf Wildschweine
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sauspieß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Bauernkrieg hat bewiesen, dass die Reiterei den meistens bloß mit kurzen Sauspießen bewaffneten aufständischen Fußtruppen weit überlegen war, solange die Reiter diszipliniert operierten.“
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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.