# Sauer

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #47,887

## Definitions
1. A surname from German of Austrian origin.

## Etymology
From the German surname, from Middle High German sur (“sour”) (modern German sauer).

## Easily confused with
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-sue)
- **ser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-ser)
- **save** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-save)
- **sued** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-sued)
- **sour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-sour)
- **spur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-spur)
- **Saul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-saul)
- **Suez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-suez)
- **slur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-slur)
- **seer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-seer)
- **super** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-super)
- **saved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-saved)
- **saves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-saves)
- **sheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-sheer)
- **sober** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-sober)
- **steer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-steer)
- **sewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-sewer)
- **saver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-saver)
- **sauna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-sauna)
- **skier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sauer-vs-skier)

## Common misspellings (6)
`asuer`, `saeur`, `sauerr`, `saure`, `ssauer`, `suaer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sauer