Zabern
[ˈt͡saːbɐn]
The verdict
“Zabern” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der deutsche Name der elsässischen Gemeinde Saverne
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zabern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saːbɐn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zabern” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Zabern is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡saːbɐn]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "der deutsche Name der elsässischen Gemeinde Saverne".
Zabern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zabern, spelled Z-A-B-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1der deutsche Name der elsässischen Gemeinde Saverne
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Zabern”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-A-B-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡saːbɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.