sacht

[zaxt]

/[zaxt]/ adj

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The verdict

“sacht” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,102. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,102
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr schwach ausgeprägt oder auch sehr langsam und deshalb kaum zu merken

Corpus desk

Index DE-sacht · sacht · German

sacht · rank #42,102 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,102
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sac

Nearest frequency peer: sac (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „sacht“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „sacht“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sacht vs sah
60% similar
sacht vs Sat
40% similar
sacht vs sich
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sacht
PropertyValue
Headwordsacht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[zaxt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#42,102
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sacht“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).sachtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „sac“ (#42,101), „Safran“ (#42,103), „sabotiert“ (#42,100). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sacht“ bei #42,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around sacht (IPA [zaxt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,102 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for sacht, with forms such as "ascht", "saccht", and "sachht". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sah", "Sat", "sich", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is sacht, spelled S-A-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr schwach ausgeprägt oder auch sehr langsam und deshalb kaum zu merken
  2. 2
    auf eine sehr vorsichtige und achtsame Art und Weise

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sacht fällt die Wiese zum Flussufer ab.
  2. Sacht nahm er das Glas in die Hand.

Antonyms

abruptplötzlichbrutalgrob

This word in other languages

gentle(English)suave(Español)précaution(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ascht
  • saccht
  • sachht
  • sachtt
  • sacth
  • sahct
  • scaht
  • ssacht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sacht - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ascht2saccht1sachht1sachtt1sacth2sahct2scaht2ssacht1
Edit distance from "sacht"

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 "sacht"?
"sacht" is spelled S-A-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zaxt].
What does "sacht" mean?
As an adjective, "sacht" means: sehr schwach ausgeprägt oder auch sehr langsam und deshalb kaum zu merken
What words are commonly confused with "sacht"?
"sacht" is commonly confused with "sah", "Sat", "sich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sacht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sacht" is [zaxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sacht" come from?
"sacht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sacht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rodeo#42,098Riesa#42,097Reitz#42,089seals#42,123

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Saigon8 variantssaures8 variantsscheue8 variantsrescue8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list