saufen
\ˈzaʊ̯fn̩\
The verdict
“saufen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S’abreuver.
Corpus desk
Index FR-saufen · saufen · French
saufen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | saufen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈzaʊ̯fn̩\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « saufen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
saufen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈzaʊ̯fn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for saufen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is saufen, spelled S-A-U-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1S’abreuver.
- 2Boire de l’alcool, se soûler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how saufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nachdem sie die ganze Nacht gesoffen haben, bringen die beiden Jungen die übrigen Flaschen zu Slawa, die, seitdem ihre Eltern wegen Wirtschaftsdelikten ins Lager gesteckt wurden, bei ihrem Großvater in einer armseligen Hütte am Flussufer wohnt.
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.