Zabern
[ˈt͡saːbɐn]
The verdict
“Zabern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der deutsche Name der elsässischen Gemeinde Saverne
Corpus desk
Index DE-zabern · Zabern · German
Zabern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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.
| 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) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zabern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zabern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈt͡saːbɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zabern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zabern wurde als römische Militärstation „Tres Tabernae“ (lat. „Drei Tavernen“) zur Sicherung der Zaberner Steige, eines Vogesenübergangs, an der Römerstraße Straßburg – Metz errichtet.
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.