Lackel
[ˈlakl̩]
The verdict
“Lackel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein unbeholfener, ungesitteter, leicht grober Mann
Corpus desk
Index DE-lackel · Lackel · German
Lackel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | Lackel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈlakl̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Lackel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Lackel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈlakl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Lackel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Lackel, spelled L-A-C-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein unbeholfener, ungesitteter, leicht grober Mann
- 2ein einfältiger, eventuell auch hochmütiger Mann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lackel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"In der Literatur wird der Begriff Lackel von volkstümlichen Dichtern des süddeutschen Sprachraums wie Peter Rosegger, Johann Nestroy und Ludwig Thoma häufig verwendet."
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.