Sufi

[ˈzuːfi]

/[ˈzuːfi]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sufi” is uncommon German (frequency #87,120 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,120
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anhänger, Vertreter einer mystischen Strömung im Islam (Sufismus, Sufitum)

Corpus desk

Index DE-sufi · Sufi · German

Sufi · rank #87,120 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,120
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Suchtmittel

Nearest frequency peer: Suchtmittel (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sufi“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sufi“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sufi
PropertyValue
HeadwordSufi
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzuːfi]
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,120
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sufi“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sufifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Suchtmittel“ (#87,119), „Subsidiarität“ (#87,118), „Stückpreis“ (#87,117). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sufi“ bei #87,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sufi is uncommon German at frequency #87,120 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzuːfi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anhänger, Vertreter einer mystischen Strömung im Islam (Sufismus, Sufitum)".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sufi, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Sufi, spelled S-U-F-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anhänger, Vertreter einer mystischen Strömung im Islam (Sufismus, Sufitum)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Drehtanz ist eine der ältesten Techniken der Sufis und eine der wirkungsvollsten.
  2. „Kurz vorm Morgengrauen war ich noch einmal aufgewacht und hatte Schritte im stockdunklen Vakuum über meinem Kopf gehört, als ob ein Sufi enthemmt über die Dielen tanzte.“

Synonyms

Sufist

This word in other languages

Sufi(English)sufí(Español)soufi(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sufi"?
"Sufi" is spelled S-U-F-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzuːfi].
What does "Sufi" mean?
As a noun, "Sufi" means: Anhänger, Vertreter einer mystischen Strömung im Islam (Sufismus, Sufitum)
How do you pronounce "Sufi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sufi" is [ˈzuːfi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sufi" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sufi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list