Drecksack

[ˈdʁɛkˌzak]

/[ˈdʁɛkˌzak]/ noun

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The verdict

“Drecksack” is uncommon German (frequency #73,399 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,399
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mensch, der von anderen als widerlich oder gemein wahrgenommen wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-drecksack · Drecksack · German

Drecksack · rank #73,399 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,399
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dreifaches

Nearest frequency peer: dreifaches (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Drecksack“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Drecksack“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Drecksack
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrecksack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁɛkˌzak]
Letters9
Frequency rank#73,399
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Drecksack“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Drecksackfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dreifaches“ (#73,400), „Dopings“ (#73,397), „Drogenabhängigen“ (#73,401). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Drecksack“ bei #73,399. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Drecksack is uncommon German at frequency #73,399 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁɛkˌzak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Drecksack in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Drecksack, spelled D-R-E-C-K-S-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mensch, der von anderen als widerlich oder gemein wahrgenommen wird
  2. 2
    der menschliche Leib
  3. 3
    der Mensch an sich
  4. 4
    jemand, der schmutzig ist (und den Schmutz liebt)
  5. 5
    Früchte des Speierlings

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zu unserem Spieleabend werden diesmal nicht wieder die Drecksäcke aus dem achten Stock eingeladen.
  2. Dieser Drecksack von nebenan hat Rattengift ausgelegt!

Synonyms

KörperLeibMadensackMenschDreckspatzSchmutzfink

This word in other languages

shit(English)mierda(Español)saligaud(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Drecksack"?
"Drecksack" is spelled D-R-E-C-K-S-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁɛkˌzak].
What does "Drecksack" mean?
As a noun, "Drecksack" means: Mensch, der von anderen als widerlich oder gemein wahrgenommen wird
How do you pronounce "Drecksack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drecksack" is [ˈdʁɛkˌzak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drecksack" come from?
"Drecksack" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Drecksack", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Deserteur#73,381Eilantrag#73,419einstiger#73,425eintippen#73,426

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list