zur Sache kommen
[t͡suːɐ̯ ˈzaxə kɔm̩]
The verdict
“zur Sache kommen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - über das Thema reden, welches man seinem Gegenüber mitteilen möchte; nicht abschweifen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zur Sache kommen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [t͡suːɐ̯ ˈzaxə kɔm̩] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zur Sache kommen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zur Sache kommen is 16 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡suːɐ̯ ˈzaxə kɔm̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "über das Thema reden, welches man seinem Gegenüber mitteilen möchte; nicht abschweifen".
zur Sache kommen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zur Sache kommen, spelled Z-U-R- -S-A-C-H-E- -K-O-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1über das Thema reden, welches man seinem Gegenüber mitteilen möchte; nicht abschweifen
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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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Using “zur Sache kommen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-R- -S-A-C-H-E- -K-O-M-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡suːɐ̯ ˈzaxə kɔm̩] (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.