Sichtfeld

[ˈzɪçtˌfɛlt]

/[ˈzɪçtˌfɛlt]/ noun

The verdict

“Sichtfeld” is uncommon German (frequency #54,078 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,078
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit den Augen einsehbarer Bereich

Corpus desk

Index DE-sichtfeld · Sichtfeld · German

Sichtfeld · rank #54,078 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,078
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sicherheitsfi…

Nearest frequency peer: Sicherheitsfirma (-2 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 „Sichtfeld“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sichtfeld
PropertyValue
HeadwordSichtfeld
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɪçtˌfɛlt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,078
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sichtfeld“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sicherheitsfirma“ (#54,076), „Siegeln“ (#54,080), „shelter“ (#54,075). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sichtfeld“ bei #54,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sichtfeld is uncommon German at frequency #54,078 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɪçtˌfɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sichtfeld, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sichtfeld, spelled S-I-C-H-T-F-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit den Augen einsehbarer Bereich
  2. 2
    von einem Okular oder einer Kamera erfasstes Bild

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Plötzlich erschien ein Auto von rechts in meinem Sichtfeld.“
  2. „Als ich meinen Blick hebe, wirft mir die Frau ein verräterisches Lächeln zu und verschwindet dann aus meinem Sichtfeld […].“

Synonyms

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 "Sichtfeld"?
"Sichtfeld" is spelled S-I-C-H-T-F-E-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɪçtˌfɛlt].
What does "Sichtfeld" mean?
As a noun, "Sichtfeld" means: mit den Augen einsehbarer Bereich
How do you pronounce "Sichtfeld"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sichtfeld" is [ˈzɪçtˌfɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sichtfeld" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list