sächsisch

/[ˈzɛksɪʃ]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,293

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

sächsisch is anGermanadj. It means: auf das Bundesland, den Freistaat Sachsen bezogen, zu diesem Bundesland gehörig, dieses Bundesland betreffend Pronounced [ˈzɛksɪʃ]. Often confused with sächsische and sächsischen.

Key facts for sächsisch
PropertyValue
Headwordsächsisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈzɛksɪʃ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,293
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sächsisch is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɛksɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,293 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for sächsisch, with forms such as "scähsisch", "ssächsisch", and "säcchsisch". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "sächsische", "sächsischen", "sächsischer", 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 sächsisch, spelled S-Ä-C-H-S-I-S-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf das Bundesland, den Freistaat Sachsen bezogen, zu diesem Bundesland gehörig, dieses Bundesland betreffend
  2. 2
    auf die Bewohner des Bundeslandes, des Freistaates Sachsen bezogen, diese Bewohner betreffend
  3. 3
    auf die historischen Territorien, die die Bezeichnung Sachsen als Teil ihres Eigennamens trugen, bezogen
  4. 4
    auf die Bewohner von ^([3]) bezogen
  5. 5
    auf den germanischen Stamm der Sachsen bezogen, zu diesem gehörig
  6. 6
    Sächsisch die thüringisch-obersächsische Umgangssprache, den thüringisch-obersächsischen Dialekt betreffend, zu diesem gehörig, in der Art und Weise dieser Umgangssprache und dieses Dialektes

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: scähsisch,ssächsisch,säcchsisch,sächhsisch,sächissch,sächsicsh,sächsiscch,sächsischh,sächsishc,sächsissch,sächssich,sächssisch,säcshisch,sähcsisch,äschsisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sächsisch

Misspelling Variants of "sächsisch"

scähsisch9ssächsisch10säcchsisch10sächhsisch10sächissch9sächsicsh9sächsiscch10sächsischh10
Misspelling Variants of "sächsisch"

Frequency rank: #31,293 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sächsisch"?
"sächsisch" is spelled S-Ä-C-H-S-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛksɪʃ].
What does "sächsisch" mean?
As an adj, "sächsisch" means: auf das Bundesland, den Freistaat Sachsen bezogen, zu diesem Bundesland gehörig, dieses Bundesland betreffend
What words are commonly confused with "sächsisch"?
"sächsisch" is commonly confused with "sächsische", "sächsischen", "sächsischer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sächsisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sächsisch" is [ˈzɛksɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sächsisch" come from?
"sächsisch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.