sächlich

[ˈzɛçlɪç]

/[ˈzɛçlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“sächlich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum grammatikalischen Geschlecht Neutrum gehörig

Corpus desk

Index DE-sachlich · sächlich · German

sächlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for sächlich
PropertyValue
Headwordsächlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzɛçlɪç]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sächlich“ im Deutschen

sächlichliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sächlich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɛçlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zum grammatikalischen Geschlecht Neutrum gehörig".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sächlich, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is sächlich, spelled S-Ä-C-H-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum grammatikalischen Geschlecht Neutrum gehörig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Schwein“, „das Rind“, „das Schaf“ und „das Kind“ sind sächliche Substantive.
  2. Die Verkleinerungsformen sind im Deutschen immer sächlich.

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sächlich"?
"sächlich" is spelled S-Ä-C-H-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛçlɪç].
What does "sächlich" mean?
As an adjective, "sächlich" means: zum grammatikalischen Geschlecht Neutrum gehörig
How do you pronounce "sächlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sächlich" is [ˈzɛçlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sächlich" come from?
"sächlich" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list