sarkastisch
\zaʁˈkastɪʃ\
The verdict
“sarkastisch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sarcastique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sarkastisch · sarkastisch · French
sarkastisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | sarkastisch |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \zaʁˈkastɪʃ\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « sarkastisch » en français
Rare enough to double-check
sarkastisch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \zaʁˈkastɪʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sarcastique.".
Zero misspellings are on record for sarkastisch in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is sarkastisch, spelled S-A-R-K-A-S-T-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1Sarcastique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how sarkastisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Josef Hader in der Rolle des Privatdetektivs Brenner betritt ein Restaurant, wird aber nicht weiter beachtet. Also pampt er den Wirt in sarkastischem Ton an: Hier sei der Gast wirklich mal der König.
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.