zur Sache kommen

[t͡suːɐ̯ ˈzaxə kɔm̩]

/[t͡suːɐ̯ ˈzaxə kɔm̩]/ phrase

The verdict

“zur Sache kommen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - über das Thema reden, welches man seinem Gegenüber mitteilen möchte; nicht abschweifen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zur-sache-kommen · zur Sache kommen · German

zur Sache kommen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for zur Sache kommen
PropertyValue
Headwordzur Sache kommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[t͡suːɐ̯ ˈzaxə kɔm̩]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zur Sache kommen“ im Deutschen

zur Sache kommenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zur Sache kommen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [t͡suːɐ̯ ˈzaxə kɔm̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

  1. 1
    über das Thema reden, welches man seinem Gegenüber mitteilen möchte; nicht abschweifen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nun komm doch endlich mal zur Sache!
  2. „Bitte meine Herren, nehmen Sie Platz. Tja, kommen wir am besten gleich zur Sache. Ihren Kontostand kennen Sie, da muss ich Ihnen wohl nichts mehr erzählen. […]“

Synonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zur Sache kommen"?
"zur Sache kommen" is spelled Z-U-R- -S-A-C-H-E- -K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suːɐ̯ ˈzaxə kɔm̩].
What does "zur Sache kommen" mean?
As a phrase, "zur Sache kommen" means: über das Thema reden, welches man seinem Gegenüber mitteilen möchte; nicht abschweifen
How do you pronounce "zur Sache kommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zur Sache kommen" is [t͡suːɐ̯ ˈzaxə kɔm̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zur Sache kommen" come from?
"zur Sache kommen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list