Soße
[ˈzoːsə]
The verdict
“Soße” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - flüssig bis sämig gebundene, würzende Brühe
Corpus desk
Index DE-so-e · Soße · German
Soße · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Soße |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzoːsə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Soße“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Soße is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzoːsə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Soße, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Soße, spelled S-O-S-S-E.
Definition
- 1flüssig bis sämig gebundene, würzende Brühe
- 2verschmutzte Flüssigkeit
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Soße appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In meinem Restaurant kann der Gast zu seinem Schweinefilet verschiedene Soßen bekommen, zum Beispiel Pilzsoße, Béchamelsoße oder dunkle Soße, je nachdem, wie er es möchte.
„Er zerlegte das Gemüse sorgsam mit einem kleinen Küchenmesser, brachte es in die verschiedensten Formen, und vor allem waren es seine Soßen, mit denen er den Gerichten die entscheidenden Nuancen zu geben vermochte.“
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.