Sachen

/[ˈzaxn̩]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#709

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Sachen is aGermannoun. It means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sache Pronounced [ˈzaxn̩]. It ranks #709 in German word frequency. Often confused with sähe and säen.

Key facts for Sachen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaxn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#709
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Sachen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sachen is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzaxn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #709 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Sachen, with forms such as "aschen", "sacchen", and "sacehn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sähe", "säen", "sehen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Sachen, spelled S-A-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sache
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Sache
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sache
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Sache

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aschen,sacchen,sacehn,sachenn,sachhen,sachne,sahcen,scahen,ssachen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Sachen

Misspelling Variants of "Sachen"

aschen6sacchen7sacehn6sachenn7sachhen7sachne6sahcen6scahen6
Misspelling Variants of "Sachen"

Frequency rank: #709 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sachen"?
"Sachen" is spelled S-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaxn̩].
What does "Sachen" mean?
As a noun, "Sachen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sache
What words are commonly confused with "Sachen"?
"Sachen" is commonly confused with "sähe", "säen", "sehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sachen" is [ˈzaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sachen" come from?
"Sachen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter S in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.