Sattelzugmaschine
[ˈzatl̩t͡suːkmaˌʃiːnə]
The verdict
“Sattelzugmaschine” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - besonders kurzer Lastkraftwagen, der nur aus einem Führerhaus, einer Lenk- und einer Antriebsachse, Motor, Getriebe und Sattelkupplung besteht, der selbst keine Lasten transportieren kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sattelzugmaschine |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzatl̩t͡suːkmaˌʃiːnə] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sattelzugmaschine” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Sattelzugmaschine is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzatl̩t͡suːkmaˌʃiːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "besonders kurzer Lastkraftwagen, der nur aus einem Führerhaus, einer Lenk- und einer Antriebsachse, Motor, Getriebe und Sattelkupplung besteht, der selbst keine Lasten transportieren kann".
No misspelling variants are generated for Sattelzugmaschine in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Sattelzugmaschine, spelled S-A-T-T-E-L-Z-U-G-M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1besonders kurzer Lastkraftwagen, der nur aus einem Führerhaus, einer Lenk- und einer Antriebsachse, Motor, Getriebe und Sattelkupplung besteht, der selbst keine Lasten transportieren kann
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct German spelling is S-A-T-T-E-L-Z-U-G-M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.