ssak

[ssak]

/[ssak]/ noun

The verdict

“ssak” 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) - Säugetier, Säuger

Corpus desk

Index DE-ssak · ssak · German

ssak · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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.

Key facts for ssak
PropertyValue
Headwordssak
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ssak]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ssak“ im Deutschen

ssakliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ssak is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ssak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Säugetier, Säuger".

No misspelling variants are generated for ssak in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is ssak, spelled S-S-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Säugetier, Säuger

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Świnie i krowy są ssakami.
  2. „W walce o istnienie znajdujemy tak dobrze trupy mrówek, świerszczów, motyli, jak zwłoki ludzi i różnych ssaków.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ssak"?
"ssak" is spelled S-S-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ssak].
What does "ssak" mean?
As a noun, "ssak" means: Säugetier, Säuger
How do you pronounce "ssak"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ssak" is [ssak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ssak" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list