Sachunterricht

[ˈzaxˌʔʊntɐʁɪçt]

/[ˈzaxˌʔʊntɐʁɪçt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sachunterricht” is uncommon German (frequency #80,874 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,874
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unterricht in Sachfächern, der sich auf Gegenstände in der Sachwelt bezieht (und nicht auf Sprache)

Key facts for Sachunterricht
PropertyValue
HeadwordSachunterricht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaxˌʔʊntɐʁɪçt]
Letters14
Frequency rank#80,874
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sachunterricht” 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). Sachunterricht lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sachunterricht is uncommon German at frequency #80,874 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaxˌʔʊntɐʁɪçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unterricht in Sachfächern, der sich auf Gegenstände in der Sachwelt bezieht (und nicht auf Sprache)".

Sachunterricht doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Sachunterricht, spelled S-A-C-H-U-N-T-E-R-R-I-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unterricht in Sachfächern, der sich auf Gegenstände in der Sachwelt bezieht (und nicht auf Sprache)

Synonyms

SachkundeSachkundeunterricht

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 "Sachunterricht"?
"Sachunterricht" is spelled S-A-C-H-U-N-T-E-R-R-I-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaxˌʔʊntɐʁɪçt].
What does "Sachunterricht" mean?
As a noun, "Sachunterricht" means: Unterricht in Sachfächern, der sich auf Gegenstände in der Sachwelt bezieht (und nicht auf Sprache)
How do you pronounce "Sachunterricht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sachunterricht" is [ˈzaxˌʔʊntɐʁɪçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sachunterricht" come from?
"Sachunterricht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Sachunterricht”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-C-H-U-N-T-E-R-R-I-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzaxˌʔʊntɐʁɪçt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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