Abfallsack
[ˈapfalˌzak]
The verdict
“Abfallsack” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sack für die Aufbewahrung von Abfall
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Abfallsack |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈapfalˌzak] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Abfallsack” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Abfallsack is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈapfalˌzak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sack für die Aufbewahrung von Abfall".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Abfallsack, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Abfallsack, spelled A-B-F-A-L-L-S-A-C-K.
Definition
- 1Sack für die Aufbewahrung von Abfall
Synonyms
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 “Abfallsack”
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- The one correct German spelling is A-B-F-A-L-L-S-A-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapfalˌzak] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.