sachliche
[ˈzaxlɪçə]
The verdict
“sachliche” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #13,682 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #13,682
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sachlich
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sachliche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzaxlɪçə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #13,682 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sachliche” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for sachliche is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzaxlɪçə]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,682 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for sachliche, with forms such as "aschliche", "sacchliche", and "sachhliche". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "schlich", "schlicht", "Schliche", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is sachliche, spelled S-A-C-H-L-I-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sachlich
- 2Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sachlich
- 3Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sachlich
- 4Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sachlich
- 5Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sachlich
- 6Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sachlich
- 7Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sachlich
- 8Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sachlich
- 9Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sachlich
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aschliche,sacchliche,sachhliche,sachilche,sachlcihe,sachlicche,sachliceh,sachlichhe,sachlihce,sachlliche,saclhiche,sahcliche,scahliche,ssachliche
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sachliche - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “sachliche”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-A-C-H-L-I-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzaxlɪçə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “schlich” - see the side-by-side comparison. sachliche vs schlich
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.