sachkundig

[ˈzaxˌkʊndɪç]

/[ˈzaxˌkʊndɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“sachkundig” is an uncommon German word, ranked #83,234 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#83,234
frequency rank, German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von oder für etwas die Qualifikation, Sachkenntnis und Erfahrung habend

Key facts for sachkundig
PropertyValue
Headwordsachkundig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzaxˌkʊndɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,234
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sachkundig” 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). sachkundig lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sachkundig is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzaxˌkʊndɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #83,234 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "von oder für etwas die Qualifikation, Sachkenntnis und Erfahrung habend".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for sachkundig, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sachkundig, spelled S-A-C-H-K-U-N-D-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    von oder für etwas die Qualifikation, Sachkenntnis und Erfahrung habend

Antonyms

ahnungslosinkompetentlaienhaftunerfahrenunkundigunqualifiziert

This word in other languages

competent(English)

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 "sachkundig"?
"sachkundig" is spelled S-A-C-H-K-U-N-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaxˌkʊndɪç].
What does "sachkundig" mean?
As an adjective, "sachkundig" means: von oder für etwas die Qualifikation, Sachkenntnis und Erfahrung habend
How do you pronounce "sachkundig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sachkundig" is [ˈzaxˌkʊndɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sachkundig" come from?
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Using “sachkundig”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-C-H-K-U-N-D-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzaxˌkʊndɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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