Sackgassen

[ˈzakˌɡasn̩]

/[ˈzakˌɡasn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sackgassen” is uncommon German (frequency #68,635 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,635
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sackgasse

Corpus desk

Index DE-sackgassen · Sackgassen · German

Sackgassen · rank #68,635 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,635
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Saals

Nearest frequency peer: Saals (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sackgassen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sackgassen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sackgassen
PropertyValue
HeadwordSackgassen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzakˌɡasn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#68,635
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sackgassen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sackgassenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Saals“ (#68,634), „Sakrileg“ (#68,636), „Rückenprobleme“ (#68,633). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sackgassen“ bei #68,635. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sackgassen is uncommon German at frequency #68,635 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzakˌɡasn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Sackgassen in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sackgassen, spelled S-A-C-K-G-A-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sackgasse
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Sackgasse
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Sackgasse
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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 "Sackgassen"?
"Sackgassen" is spelled S-A-C-K-G-A-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzakˌɡasn̩].
What does "Sackgassen" mean?
As a noun, "Sackgassen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Sackgasse
How do you pronounce "Sackgassen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sackgassen" is [ˈzakˌɡasn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sackgassen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

scheidende#68,638schmeichel#68,643Ringfinger#68,622Schreibers#68,650

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list