sagenhaft
\ˈzaːɡn̩haft\
The verdict
“sagenhaft” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Légendaire, fabuleux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sagenhaft · sagenhaft · French
sagenhaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sagenhaft |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈzaːɡn̩haft\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sagenhaft is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈzaːɡn̩haft\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Légendaire, fabuleux.".
sagenhaft has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sagenhaft, spelled S-A-G-E-N-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1Légendaire, fabuleux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sagenhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zwei Jahre vor ihrem abrupten und unvorhersehbaren Ende war die Mille Miglia auf einem unglaublichen Höhepunkt ihrer Popularität. So sehr Tollkühnheit und Vollgasartistik gefordert wurden, so brauchte man doch immense Erfahrung und Kenntnis, um die Tücken dieser 1600 Kilometer zu bewältigen. Dass einem jungen Spund von Engländer dies besser gelingen könnt…
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