sakralisieren

[zakʁaliˈziːʁən]

/[zakʁaliˈziːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem heiligenden Akt einen religiösen Sinn und Zweck zuweisen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sakralisieren · sakralisieren · German

sakralisieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 sakralisieren
PropertyValue
Headwordsakralisieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[zakʁaliˈziːʁən]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sakralisieren“ im Deutschen

sakralisierensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

sakralisieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [zakʁaliˈziːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in einem heiligenden Akt einen religiösen Sinn und Zweck zuweisen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sakralisieren, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is sakralisieren, spelled S-A-K-R-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einem heiligenden Akt einen religiösen Sinn und Zweck zuweisen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In der Folgezeit bemühte man sich, diese neue Kirchenordnung zu sakralisieren, ihr also eine theologische Legitimation zu verleihen.“
  2. „Als Rechtsgüter werden Eigentum und persönliche Sicherheit hier sakralisiert. Ein Heiligtum, ein sakraler Gegenstand als Verkörperung der Transzendenz ist unantastbar und beansprucht universell als solcher anerkannt zu werden.“

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sakralisieren"?
"sakralisieren" is spelled S-A-K-R-A-L-I-S-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zakʁaliˈziːʁən].
What does "sakralisieren" mean?
As a verb, "sakralisieren" means: in einem heiligenden Akt einen religiösen Sinn und Zweck zuweisen
How do you pronounce "sakralisieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sakralisieren" is [zakʁaliˈziːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sakralisieren" come from?
"sakralisieren" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list