Sackgasse

[ˈzakˌɡasə]

/[ˈzakˌɡasə]/ noun

The verdict

“Sackgasse” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,703. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,703
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Straße ohne Durchfahrmöglichkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-sackgasse · Sackgasse · German

Sackgasse · rank #19,703 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,703
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rückschlag

Nearest frequency peer: Rückschlag (-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 „Sackgasse“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sackgasse
PropertyValue
HeadwordSackgasse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzakˌɡasə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,703
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sackgasse“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rückschlag“ (#19,702), „safari“ (#19,704), „rückblickend“ (#19,701). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sackgasse“ bei #19,703. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Sackgasse (IPA [ˈzakˌɡasə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,703 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sackgasse, with forms such as "asckgasse", "sacckgasse", and "sacgkasse". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sackgasse, spelled S-A-C-K-G-A-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Straße ohne Durchfahrmöglichkeit
  2. 2
    Situation ohne Ausweg

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Durch die vielen Sackgassen kommt kaum ein fließender Verkehr zustande.
  2. „Gleich vorm Haus ging eine Sackgasse runter, die aber keine war, weil man von da aus zu Fuß ins Wambachtal konnte.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asckgasse
  • sacckgasse
  • sacgkasse
  • sackagsse
  • sackgase
  • sackgases
  • sackgaße
  • sackggasse
  • sackgsase
  • sackkgasse
  • sakcgasse
  • scakgasse
  • ssackgasse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asckgasse2sacckgasse1sacgkasse2sackagsse2sackgase1sackgases2sackgaße2sackggasse1
Edit distance from "Sackgasse"

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 "Sackgasse"?
"Sackgasse" is spelled S-A-C-K-G-A-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzakˌɡasə].
What does "Sackgasse" mean?
As a noun, "Sackgasse" means: kleine Straße ohne Durchfahrmöglichkeit
What are common misspellings of "Sackgasse"?
Common misspellings include "asckgasse", "sacckgasse", "sacgkasse", "sackagsse", "sackgase". The correct spelling is "Sackgasse".
How do you pronounce "Sackgasse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sackgasse" is [ˈzakˌɡasə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sackgasse" come from?
"Sackgasse" 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 "Sackgasse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list