sugar

[ˈʃʊɡə(r)]

/[ˈʃʊɡə(r)]/ noun

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The verdict

“sugar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,157. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,157
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zucker - weißes, kristallines Kohlenhydrat, das als Süß- und Konservierungsstoff verwendet wird;

Corpus desk

Index DE-sugar · sugar · German

sugar · rank #22,157 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,157
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH studentische

Nearest frequency peer: studentische (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „sugar“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „sugar“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sugar vs sur
60% similar
sugar vs super
60% similar
sugar vs SAR
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sugar
PropertyValue
Headwordsugar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃʊɡə(r)]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,157
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sugar“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sugarliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „studentische“ (#22,156), „sukzessive“ (#22,158), „Stromerzeugung“ (#22,155). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sugar“ bei #22,157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around sugar (IPA [ˈʃʊɡə(r)]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,157 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Zucker - weißes, kristallines Kohlenhydrat, das als Süß- und Konservierungsstoff verwendet wird;".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sugar, with forms such as "sguar", "ssugar", and "suagr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "sur", "super", "SAR", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sugar, spelled S-U-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zucker - weißes, kristallines Kohlenhydrat, das als Süß- und Konservierungsstoff verwendet wird;

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. I don't take sugar in my tea.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sguar
  • ssugar
  • suagr
  • sugarr
  • suggar
  • sugra
  • usgar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sugar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

sguar2ssugar1suagr2sugarr1suggar1sugra2usgar2
Edit distance from "sugar"

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 "sugar"?
"sugar" is spelled S-U-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃʊɡə(r)].
What does "sugar" mean?
As a noun, "sugar" means: Zucker - weißes, kristallines Kohlenhydrat, das als Süß- und Konservierungsstoff verwendet wird;
What words are commonly confused with "sugar"?
"sugar" is commonly confused with "sur", "super", "SAR". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sugar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sugar" is [ˈʃʊɡə(r)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sugar" come from?
"sugar" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tales#22,163third#22,170Titus#22,171share#22,140

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

really7 variantsPimmel7 variantspacke7 variantsüblen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list