süffisant
[zʏfiˈzant]
The verdict
“süffisant” is an uncommon German word, ranked #78,618 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #78,618
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - selbstgefällig, genüsslich überlegene Distanz zeigend, ein Gefühl von meist geistiger Überlegenheit zur Schau tragend, spöttisch-überheblich
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | süffisant |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [zʏfiˈzant] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #78,618 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “süffisant” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for süffisant is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zʏfiˈzant]. Corpus data places it at rank #78,618 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "selbstgefällig, genüsslich überlegene Distanz zeigend, ein Gefühl von meist geistiger Überlegenheit zur Schau tragend, spöttisch-überheblich".
süffisant doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is süffisant, spelled S-Ü-F-F-I-S-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1selbstgefällig, genüsslich überlegene Distanz zeigend, ein Gefühl von meist geistiger Überlegenheit zur Schau tragend, spöttisch-überheblich
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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.
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Using “süffisant”
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- The one correct German spelling is S-Ü-F-F-I-S-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.