sagacious

[səˈɡeɪʃəs]

/[səˈɡeɪʃəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“sagacious” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - scharfsinnig, klug (wird auch bei Tieren verwendet), weise

Corpus desk

Index DE-sagacious · sagacious · German

sagacious · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for sagacious
PropertyValue
Headwordsagacious
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[səˈɡeɪʃəs]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “sagacious” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

sagaciousliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sagacious is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [səˈɡeɪʃəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "scharfsinnig, klug (wird auch bei Tieren verwendet), weise".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sagacious, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is sagacious, spelled S-A-G-A-C-I-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    scharfsinnig, klug (wird auch bei Tieren verwendet), weise

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. They were quite sagacious.

Synonyms

ableacuteaptastuteclear-sighteddiscerningenlightenedgiftedintelligentjudiciouskeenkeen-sightedkeen-wittedlong-headedpenetratingperspicaciousrationalsagesapientsharpwittedshrewdwise

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sagacious"?
"sagacious" is spelled S-A-G-A-C-I-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [səˈɡeɪʃəs].
What does "sagacious" mean?
As an adjective, "sagacious" means: scharfsinnig, klug (wird auch bei Tieren verwendet), weise
How do you pronounce "sagacious"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sagacious" is [səˈɡeɪʃəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sagacious" come from?
"sagacious" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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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