Sachverstand
[ˈzaxfɛɐ̯ˌʃtant]
The verdict
“Sachverstand” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #31,256 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #31,256
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gesamtheit einschlägiger Kenntnisse
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sachverstand |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaxfɛɐ̯ˌʃtant] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #31,256 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sachverstand” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Sachverstand is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzaxfɛɐ̯ˌʃtant]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,256 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gesamtheit einschlägiger Kenntnisse".
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sachverstand, with forms such as "aschverstand", "sacchverstand", and "sachevrstand". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sachverstand, spelled S-A-C-H-V-E-R-S-T-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Gesamtheit einschlägiger Kenntnisse
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aschverstand,sacchverstand,sachevrstand,sachhverstand,sachverrstand,sachversatnd,sachversstand,sachverstadn,sachverstandd,sachverstannd,sachverstnad,sachversttand,sachvertsand,sachvesrtand,sachvrestand,sachvverstand,sacvherstand,sahcverstand,scahverstand,ssachverstand
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sachverstand - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Sachverstand”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-A-C-H-V-E-R-S-T-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzaxfɛɐ̯ˌʃtant] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.