Sarkasmus
[zaʁˈkasmʊs]
The verdict
“Sarkasmus” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #18,050 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,050
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - beißender, verletzender Hohn oder Spott
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sarkasmus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zaʁˈkasmʊs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #18,050 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sarkasmus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Sarkasmus is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zaʁˈkasmʊs]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,050 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sarkasmus, with forms such as "asrkasmus", "sakrasmus", and "saraksmus". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sarkasmus, spelled S-A-R-K-A-S-M-U-S.
Definition
- 1beißender, verletzender Hohn oder Spott
- 2Sarkasmus enthaltende, sarkastische Äußerung
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asrkasmus,sakrasmus,saraksmus,sarkamsus,sarkasmmus,sarkasmsu,sarkasmuss,sarkassmus,sarkasums,sarkkasmus,sarksamus,sarrkasmus,srakasmus,ssarkasmus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sarkasmus - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Sarkasmus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-A-R-K-A-S-M-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [zaʁˈkasmʊs] (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.