saugen
\ˈzaʊ̯.ɡən\
The verdict
“saugen” 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) - Sucer, téter.
Corpus desk
Index FR-saugen · saugen · French
saugen · 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 | saugen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈzaʊ̯.ɡən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « saugen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
saugen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈzaʊ̯.ɡən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for saugen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is saugen, spelled S-A-U-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Sucer, téter.
- 2Aspirer.
- 3Télécharger.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how saugen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Kalb saugt heftig am Euter.
Karies gefährdet die Milchzähne, wenn ein Kind viel Süßes isst oder trinkt. Das gilt schon für Kleinkinder, die sehr oft an einer Nuckelflasche mit gezuckertem Tee oder Saft saugen.
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.