sagittal
[zaɡɪˈtaːl]
The verdict
“sagittal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - vom Kopf zum Schwanz beziehungsweise Gesäß und vom Bauch zum Rücken; eine häufig benutzte Richtungsangabe, um Strukturen topografisch miteinander in Beziehung zu setzen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sagittal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [zaɡɪˈtaːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sagittal” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sagittal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [zaɡɪˈtaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vom Kopf zum Schwanz beziehungsweise Gesäß und vom Bauch zum Rücken; eine häufig benutzte Richtungsangabe, um Strukturen topografisch miteinander in Beziehung zu setzen".
sagittal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is sagittal, spelled S-A-G-I-T-T-A-L.
Definition
- 1vom Kopf zum Schwanz beziehungsweise Gesäß und vom Bauch zum Rücken; eine häufig benutzte Richtungsangabe, um Strukturen topografisch miteinander in Beziehung zu setzen
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “sagittal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-A-G-I-T-T-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [zaɡɪˈtaːl] (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.