Sakristei
German, noun[za.kʁɪsˈtaɪ̯]
Sakristei is spelled S-A-K-R-I-S-T-E-I (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 41,097th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sakristei is a German feminine noun meaning “sacristy (room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nebenraum einer Kirche, in dem aufbewahrt wird, was für den Gottesdienst benötigt wird; dient auch als…”.
What does Sakristei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesacristy (room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nebenraum einer Kirche, in dem aufbewahrt wird, was für den Gottesdienst benötigt wird; dient auch als Vorbereitungsraum für die Geistlichen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sakristei
- Sakristeien plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sakristei?
- [za.kʁɪsˈtaɪ̯]
- [zakʁɪsˈtaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sakristei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sakristei in German?
Sakristei appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).