Sarkophag

[zaʁkoˈfaːk]

/[zaʁkoˈfaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sarkophag” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,192
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sargähnlicher Gegenstand, meistens aus Stein gefertigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-sarkophag · Sarkophag · German

Sarkophag · rank #44,192 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,192
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Samstagnachmi…

Nearest frequency peer: Samstagnachmittag (-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 „Sarkophag“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sarkophag
PropertyValue
HeadwordSarkophag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zaʁkoˈfaːk]
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,192
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sarkophag“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sarkophagliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Samstagnachmittag“ (#44,191), „Savannah“ (#44,193), „sacramento“ (#44,189). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sarkophag“ bei #44,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Sarkophag (IPA [zaʁkoˈfaːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,192 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sarkophag, with forms such as "asrkophag", "sakrophag", and "sarkkophag". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Sarkophag, spelled S-A-R-K-O-P-H-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    sargähnlicher Gegenstand, meistens aus Stein gefertigt
  2. 2
    Betonhülle um den bei der Nuklearkatastrophe von Tschernobyl havarierten Atomreaktor

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die ägyptischen Sarkophage sind die ältesten, die man gefunden hat.
  2. „Auf diesem Platz wurden 1874 bei Straßenbauarbeiten zufällig langobardische Grabstätten gefunden, unter anderem ein Sarkophag aus Kalkstein in Form eines Hauses.“

Synonyms

SchreinTotenbaumTotenkisteTotenladeTotenschrein

Antonyms

Wiege

This word in other languages

sarcophagus(English)sarcófago(Español)sarcophage(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asrkophag
  • sakrophag
  • sarkkophag
  • sarkohpag
  • sarkopahg
  • sarkophagg
  • sarkophga
  • sarkophhag
  • sarkopphag
  • sarkpohag
  • sarokphag
  • sarrkophag
  • srakophag
  • ssarkophag

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sarkophag - 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.

asrkophag2sakrophag2sarkkophag1sarkohpag2sarkopahg2sarkophagg1sarkophga2sarkophhag1
Edit distance from "Sarkophag"

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 "Sarkophag"?
"Sarkophag" is spelled S-A-R-K-O-P-H-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [zaʁkoˈfaːk].
What does "Sarkophag" mean?
As a noun, "Sarkophag" means: sargähnlicher Gegenstand, meistens aus Stein gefertigt
What are common misspellings of "Sarkophag"?
Common misspellings include "asrkophag", "sakrophag", "sarkkophag", "sarkohpag", "sarkopahg". The correct spelling is "Sarkophag".
How do you pronounce "Sarkophag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sarkophag" is [zaʁkoˈfaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sarkophag" come from?
"Sarkophag" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

schimmert#44,196Rheinbach#44,178signierte#44,224Prämissen#44,152

Similar misspelling depth

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

Reisebüros14 variantsRadolfzell14 variantsradioaktiv14 variantsStallungen14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list