klack

[klak]

/[klak]/ intj

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The verdict

“klack” is uncommon German (frequency #63,469 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,469
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bezeichnet das kurze Geräusch, wenn zwei Gegenstände aufeinanderprallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-klack · klack · German

klack · rank #63,469 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,469
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Klavierunterr…

Nearest frequency peer: Klavierunterricht (+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 „klack“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for klack
PropertyValue
Headwordklack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[klak]
Letters5
Frequency rank#63,469
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „klack“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.klackfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Klavierunterricht“ (#63,470), „Kinderkriegen“ (#63,467), „Kleinkaliber“ (#63,471). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „klack“ bei #63,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

klack is uncommon German at frequency #63,469 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [klak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bezeichnet das kurze Geräusch, wenn zwei Gegenstände aufeinanderprallen".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for klack, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is klack, spelled K-L-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    bezeichnet das kurze Geräusch, wenn zwei Gegenstände aufeinanderprallen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Klack, klack, klappern die Pferdehufe über die Landstraße.“
  2. „Während des gesamten Interviews wird er die Kastanien in der linken Hand gegeneinander reiben und stoßen. Klack, klack, klack. Der Präsident ist nervös.“

Synonyms

klacks

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 "klack"?
"klack" is spelled K-L-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [klak].
What does "klack" mean?
As an interjection, "klack" means: bezeichnet das kurze Geräusch, wenn zwei Gegenstände aufeinanderprallen
How do you pronounce "klack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klack" is [klak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "klack" come from?
"klack" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kamps#63,455Jahrs#63,444lahti#63,496Lauge#63,505

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list