Chefsache

[ˈʃɛfˌzaxə]

/[ˈʃɛfˌzaxə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Chefsache” is uncommon German (frequency #56,859 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,859
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Angelegenheit höchster Wichtigkeit, die der Chef persönlich erledigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-chefsache · Chefsache · German

Chefsache · rank #56,859 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,859
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Charkiw

Nearest frequency peer: Charkiw (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Chefsache“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Chefsache“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chefsache
PropertyValue
HeadwordChefsache
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃɛfˌzaxə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,859
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Chefsache“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Chefsachefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Charkiw“ (#56,858), „Chopper“ (#56,861), „Chancenverwertung“ (#56,856). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Chefsache“ bei #56,859. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chefsache is uncommon German at frequency #56,859 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃɛfˌzaxə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Angelegenheit höchster Wichtigkeit, die der Chef persönlich erledigt".

Zero misspellings are on record for Chefsache in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Chefsache, spelled C-H-E-F-S-A-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Angelegenheit höchster Wichtigkeit, die der Chef persönlich erledigt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Soll ich die Bestellung der Herbstkollektion vornehmen — Nein, das mache ich selber, das ist Chefsache.
  2. Japans Regierungschef macht Finanzprobleme zur Chefsache.

Synonyms

Chefangelegenheit

Antonyms

NebensacheKleinigkeitLappalie

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Chefsache"?
"Chefsache" is spelled C-H-E-F-S-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃɛfˌzaxə].
What does "Chefsache" mean?
As a noun, "Chefsache" means: Angelegenheit höchster Wichtigkeit, die der Chef persönlich erledigt
How do you pronounce "Chefsache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chefsache" is [ˈʃɛfˌzaxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chefsache" come from?
"Chefsache" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list