Sakrament

/[zakʁaˈmɛnt]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,764

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Sakrament is aGermannoun. It means: rituelle Handlung, die die unsichtbare Gnade Gottes wahrnehmbar übermittelt Pronounced [zakʁaˈmɛnt]. Often confused with Sakramente and sacramento.

Key facts for Sakrament
PropertyValue
HeadwordSakrament
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zakʁaˈmɛnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,764
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Sakrament in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sakrament is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zakʁaˈmɛnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,764 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Sakrament, with forms such as "askrament", "sakarment", and "sakkrament". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Sakramente", "sacramento", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Sakrament, spelled S-A-K-R-A-M-E-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    rituelle Handlung, die die unsichtbare Gnade Gottes wahrnehmbar übermittelt
  2. 2
    Gegenstand, der zur Erteilung eines Sakramentes^([1]) benutzt wird
  3. 3
    Fluchwort

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: askrament,sakarment,sakkrament,sakraemnt,sakramennt,sakramentt,sakrametn,sakramment,sakramnet,sakrmaent,sakrrament,sarkament,skarament,ssakrament

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Sakrament

Misspelling Variants of "Sakrament"

askrament9sakarment9sakkrament10sakraemnt9sakramennt10sakramentt10sakrametn9sakramment10
Misspelling Variants of "Sakrament"

Frequency rank: #29,764 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sakrament"?
"Sakrament" is spelled S-A-K-R-A-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [zakʁaˈmɛnt].
What does "Sakrament" mean?
As a noun, "Sakrament" means: rituelle Handlung, die die unsichtbare Gnade Gottes wahrnehmbar übermittelt
What words are commonly confused with "Sakrament"?
"Sakrament" is commonly confused with "Sakramente", "sacramento". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sakrament"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sakrament" is [zakʁaˈmɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sakrament" come from?
"Sakrament" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.