Futtersack
[ˈfʊtɐˌzak]
The verdict
“Futtersack” 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 September 3, 2026) - Sack, aus dem Tiere ihr Futter fressen können
Corpus desk
Index DE-futtersack · Futtersack · German
Futtersack · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Futtersack |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfʊtɐˌzak] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Futtersack“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Futtersack is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfʊtɐˌzak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sack, aus dem Tiere ihr Futter fressen können".
Futtersack doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Futtersack, spelled F-U-T-T-E-R-S-A-C-K.
Definition
- 1Sack, aus dem Tiere ihr Futter fressen können
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Futtersack appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er spannte Pegasus aus, band ihn an einen Baum und gab ihm einen Futtersack mit Hafer.“
„Die Pferde frassen Hafer aus den Futtersäcken, um sie her hatten sich Sperlinge gesammelt und klaubten die verschütteten Körner auf.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.