Satteldach

[ˈzatl̩ˌdax]

/[ˈzatl̩ˌdax]/ noun

The verdict

“Satteldach” is uncommon German (frequency #63,726 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,726
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sehr verbreitete, klassische Form eines Daches mit zwei gegeneinander geneigten Dachflächen, die einen dreieckigen, senkrecht stehenden Giebel ergeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-satteldach · Satteldach · German

Satteldach · rank #63,726 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,726
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH scary

Nearest frequency peer: scary (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Satteldach“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Satteldach“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Satteldach
PropertyValue
HeadwordSatteldach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzatl̩ˌdax]
Letters10
Frequency rank#63,726
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Satteldach“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Satteldachfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „scary“ (#63,727), „Sandbank“ (#63,724), „Schaulustige“ (#63,728). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Satteldach“ bei #63,726. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Satteldach is uncommon German at frequency #63,726 among 8,027 “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

  1. 1
    sehr verbreitete, klassische Form eines Daches mit zwei gegeneinander geneigten Dachflächen, die einen dreieckigen, senkrecht stehenden Giebel ergeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf Kinderzeichnungen haben Häuser immer ein Satteldach – oder?
  2. „Sie bewunderten die mit roten Ziegeln gedeckten und von verspielten Wetterfahnen bekrönten steilen Satteldächer, staunten über das Kopfsteinpflaster und die Granitplatten auf den Wegen.“

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Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Satteldach"?
"Satteldach" is spelled S-A-T-T-E-L-D-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzatl̩ˌdax].
What does "Satteldach" mean?
As a noun, "Satteldach" means: sehr verbreitete, klassische Form eines Daches mit zwei gegeneinander geneigten Dachflächen, die einen dreieckigen, senkrecht stehenden Giebel ergeben
How do you pronounce "Satteldach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Satteldach" is [ˈzatl̩ˌdax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Satteldach" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list