lack

[lak]

/[lak]/ verb

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The verdict

“lack” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,118. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,118
frequency rank, German
2,640
“L” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lacken

Corpus desk

Index DE-lack · lack · German

lack · rank #12,118 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,118
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,640
  • PHOTO-FINISH kämpften

Nearest frequency peer: kämpften (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „lack“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „lack“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lack vs Lk
25% similar
lack vs lag
50% similar
lack vs las
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lack
PropertyValue
Headwordlack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[lak]
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,118
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „lack“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).lackliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „kämpften“ (#12,117), „Lebensunterhalt“ (#12,119), „Kumpels“ (#12,116). Unter 2,640 „L“-Lemmata liegt „lack“ bei #12,118. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around lack (IPA [lak]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,118 among 2,640 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lacken".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for lack, with forms such as "alck", "lacck", and "lackk". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lk", "lag", "las", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is lack, spelled L-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lacken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alck
  • lacck
  • lackk
  • lakc
  • lcak
  • llack

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lack - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

alck2lacck1lackk1lakc2lcak2llack1
Edit distance from "lack"

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 "lack"?
"lack" is spelled L-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [lak].
What does "lack" mean?
As a verb, "lack" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs lacken
What words are commonly confused with "lack"?
"lack" is commonly confused with "Lk", "lag", "las". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lack" is [lak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lack" come from?
"lack" 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 "lack", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Leck#12,120Maya#12,126Jahn#12,108into#12,107

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Naht6 variantsNerv6 variantsNüsse6 variantsSekt6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list