Sakrament

[zakʁaˈmɛnt]

/[zakʁaˈmɛnt]/ noun

The verdict

“Sakrament” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,764. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,764
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rituelle Handlung, die die unsichtbare Gnade Gottes wahrnehmbar übermittelt

Corpus desk

Index DE-sakrament · Sakrament · German

Sakrament · rank #29,764 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,764
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Saisonbeginn

Nearest frequency peer: Saisonbeginn (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Sakrament“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Sakrament“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sakrament vs Sakramente
90% similar
Sakrament vs sacramento
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sakrament“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Sakramentliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Saisonbeginn“ (#29,763), „Salzkammergut“ (#29,765), „Rückbau“ (#29,762). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sakrament“ bei #29,764. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Sakrament (IPA [zakʁaˈmɛnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,764 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sakrament, with forms such as "askrament", "sakarment", and "sakkrament". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sakrament, spelled S-A-K-R-A-M-E-N-T.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er empfing das Sakrament der Taufe.
  2. „Und die heilige Kommunion empfangen zu dürfen oder das allerhochwürdigste Sakrament des Altars zu geniessen, wie Agrafena Iwanowna mit kindlich-frommer Wortspielfreude sagte, erschien ihr als ein so überirdisches Glück, dass es ihr war, als könne sie diesen seligen und gesegneten Sonntag gar nicht erleben.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • askrament
  • sakarment
  • sakkrament
  • sakraemnt
  • sakramennt
  • sakramentt
  • sakrametn
  • sakramment
  • sakramnet
  • sakrmaent
  • sakrrament
  • sarkament
  • skarament
  • ssakrament

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sakrament - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

askrament2sakarment2sakkrament1sakraemnt2sakramennt1sakramentt1sakrametn2sakramment1
Edit distance from "Sakrament"

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 "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. 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list