sustenance

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The verdict

“sustenance” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lebensunterhalt

Corpus desk

Index DE-sustenance · sustenance · German

sustenance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • 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 sustenance
PropertyValue
Headwordsustenance
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sustenance“ im Deutschen

sustenanceliegt 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

sustenance is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for sustenance in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

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 sustenance, spelled S-U-S-T-E-N-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lebensunterhalt
  2. 2
    Nährwert

Synonyms

nourishment

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list