saucer

/ˈsɔː.sə/

//ˈsɔː.sə// noun

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"saucer" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“saucer” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,955. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,955
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

Corpus desk

Index EN-saucer · saucer · English

saucer · rank #26,955 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,955
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH SATA

Nearest frequency peer: SATA (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “saucer”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “saucer” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

saucer vs super
67% similar
saucer vs saver
67% similar
saucer vs saucy
67% similar

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

Key facts for saucer
PropertyValue
Headwordsaucer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɔː.sə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,955
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “saucer”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).saucerlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “SATA” (#26,954), “scrapping” (#26,956), “sari” (#26,953). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “saucer” is #26,955. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around saucer (IPA /ˈsɔː.sə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,955 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for saucer, with forms such as "asucer", "sacuer", and "sauccer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "super", "saver", "saucy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f). The correct English form is saucer, spelled S-A-U-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
  2. 2
    An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.
  3. 3
    A circular sled without runners.
  4. 4
    A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table.
  5. 5
    A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.
  6. 6
    A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The saucer-shaped object could have been a UFO.
  2. Take two saucers , and strike the edge of the one against the bottom of the other , within a pail of water ; and you shall find , that as you put the saucers lower and lower , the sound groweth more flat

Etymology

From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f).

This word in other languages

platillo(Español)soucoupe(Français)Untertasse(Deutsch)pires(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asucer
  • sacuer
  • sauccer
  • saucerr
  • saucre
  • sauecr
  • ssaucer
  • suacer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of saucer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asucer2sacuer2sauccer1saucerr1saucre2sauecr2ssaucer1suacer2
Edit distance from "saucer"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "saucer"?
"saucer" is spelled S-A-U-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɔː.sə/.
What does "saucer" mean?
As a noun, "saucer" means: A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.
What words are commonly confused with "saucer"?
"saucer" is commonly confused with "super", "saver", "saucy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "saucer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "saucer" is /ˈsɔː.sə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "saucer"?
From Middle English saucer, from Old French saussier (and feminine saussiere; hence modern French saucier m, saucière f). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rudolf#26,948signup#26,963slough#26,965soared#26,967

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

rollout8 variantssubdue8 variantsSusanna8 variantsTrish8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list