süffeln
German, verb
süffeln is spelled S-Ü-F-F-E-L-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 54 million words in written German, the 446,287th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Süffeln is a German verb meaning “to sip an alcoholic beverage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Süffeln is a different word: “gerund of süffeln”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “voller Genuss und in kleinen Schlückchen ein (alkoholisches) Getränk zu sich nehmen”.
What does süffeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto sip an alcoholic beverage
noun
- 1
neutergerund of süffeln
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. voller Genuss und in kleinen Schlückchen ein (alkoholisches) Getränk zu sich nehmen 2. Alkohol trinken
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of süffeln
- süffelt present singular third-person
- süffelte past
- gesüffelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- süffelnd participle present
- süffle first-person indicative present
- süffele first-person indicative present
- süffel first-person indicative present
- süffelst indicative present second-person
- süffelest second-person singular subjunctive
- süfflest second-person singular subjunctive
- süffelet plural second-person subjunctive
- süfflet plural second-person subjunctive
- süffelten first-person indicative plural
- süffeltest indicative preterite second-person
- süffeltet indicative plural preterite
- süffel! imperative singular
- süffle! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How common is süffeln in German?
süffeln appears about once in every 54 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).