Which to use
“sac” and “Sack” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,101
- “sac” frequency rank
- #4,301
- “Sack” frequency rank
- 46402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sac | Sack |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Transport- und Aufbewahrungsbehältnis aus grobem Stoff oder robustem Material | Transport- und Aufbewahrungsbehältnis aus grobem Stoff^([1], [2]) oder anderem robustem Material |
Where the eye mixes sac and Sack
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sac vs Sack
A purely visual mix-up. sac ([sak]) and Sack ([zak]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sac” sits inside “Sack”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sac is recorded at frequency rank #42,101, classified as anoun, pronounced [sak]. Sack is at rank #4,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced [zak].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46402, this pair ranks #1,320,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sac vs Sack
Shared letters: acs. Private to "sac": -. Private to "Sack": k.
"sac" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Sack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sack ← asck · sacck · sackk · sakc · scak · ssack
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sac" and "Sack" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "sac" or "Sack" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sac" and "Sack" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sac" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sack" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,320,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sac" and "Sack" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sac vs seg". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,320,329 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.