sagenhaft

[ˈzaːɡn̩haft]

/[ˈzaːɡn̩haft]/ adj

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The verdict

“sagenhaft” is uncommon German (frequency #50,850 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,850
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf eine Sage beruhend

Corpus desk

Index DE-sagenhaft · sagenhaft · German

sagenhaft · rank #50,850 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,850
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH saba

Nearest frequency peer: saba (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “sagenhaft”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “sagenhaft” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sagenhaft
PropertyValue
Headwordsagenhaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzaːɡn̩haft]
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,850
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “sagenhaft” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.sagenhaftliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „saba“ (#50,849), „SaaS“ (#50,848), „sala“ (#50,852). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sagenhaft is uncommon German at frequency #50,850 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzaːɡn̩haft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sagenhaft, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is sagenhaft, spelled S-A-G-E-N-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf eine Sage beruhend
  2. 2
    auf überlieferte Erzählungen beruhend
  3. 3
    in einem hohen Maße vorhanden, unvorstellbar groß
  4. 4
    sehr, überaus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die sagenhafte Gründung Roms fand 753 vor Christi statt.
  2. Mit seinem sagenhaftem Gedächtnis fiel ihm das Lernen von neuen lateinischen Vokabeln nicht schwer.

This word in other languages

legendary(English)légendaire(Français)

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 "sagenhaft"?
"sagenhaft" is spelled S-A-G-E-N-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaːɡn̩haft].
What does "sagenhaft" mean?
As an adjective, "sagenhaft" means: auf eine Sage beruhend
How do you pronounce "sagenhaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sagenhaft" is [ˈzaːɡn̩haft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sagenhaft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

schimmern#50,860Rhabarber#50,838schlemmen#50,862schnarcht#50,865

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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