Satteldach
[ˈzatl̩ˌdax]
The verdict
“Satteldach” is uncommon German (frequency #63,726 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,726
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sehr verbreitete, klassische Form eines Daches mit zwei gegeneinander geneigten Dachflächen, die einen dreieckigen, senkrecht stehenden Giebel ergeben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Satteldach |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzatl̩ˌdax] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #63,726 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Satteldach” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Satteldach is uncommon German at frequency #63,726 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzatl̩ˌdax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr verbreitete, klassische Form eines Daches mit zwei gegeneinander geneigten Dachflächen, die einen dreieckigen, senkrecht stehenden Giebel ergeben".
Satteldach has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Satteldach, spelled S-A-T-T-E-L-D-A-C-H.
Definition
- 1sehr verbreitete, klassische Form eines Daches mit zwei gegeneinander geneigten Dachflächen, die einen dreieckigen, senkrecht stehenden Giebel ergeben
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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 “Satteldach”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-A-T-T-E-L-D-A-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzatl̩ˌdax] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.