sachgerecht

[ˈzaxɡəʁɛçt]

/[ˈzaxɡəʁɛçt]/ adj

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The verdict

“sachgerecht” is uncommon German (frequency #58,243 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,243
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sachlich richtig

Key facts for sachgerecht
PropertyValue
Headwordsachgerecht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzaxɡəʁɛçt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#58,243
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sachgerecht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sachgerecht lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sachgerecht is uncommon German at frequency #58,243 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzaxɡəʁɛçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sachlich richtig".

Zero misspellings are on record for sachgerecht 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sachgerecht, spelled S-A-C-H-G-E-R-E-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sachlich richtig

Synonyms

sachgemäßfachmännischqualifiziert

This word in other languages

appropriate(English)adecuado(Español)adéquat(Français)

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 "sachgerecht"?
"sachgerecht" is spelled S-A-C-H-G-E-R-E-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaxɡəʁɛçt].
What does "sachgerecht" mean?
As an adjective, "sachgerecht" means: sachlich richtig
How do you pronounce "sachgerecht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sachgerecht" is [ˈzaxɡəʁɛçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sachgerecht" come from?
"sachgerecht" 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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Using “sachgerecht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-C-H-G-E-R-E-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzaxɡəʁɛçt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list