packaging

[ˈpakɪdʒɪŋ]

/[ˈpakɪdʒɪŋ]/ verb

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The verdict

“packaging” is uncommon German (frequency #72,791 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,791
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs package

Corpus desk

Index DE-packaging · packaging · German

packaging · rank #72,791 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,791
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pappnasen

Nearest frequency peer: Pappnasen (+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 „packaging“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for packaging
PropertyValue
Headwordpackaging
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpakɪdʒɪŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,791
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „packaging“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.packagingfällt 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: „Pappnasen“ (#72,792), „Papsttum“ (#72,793), „paradiesischen“ (#72,794). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „packaging“ bei #72,791. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

packaging is uncommon German at frequency #72,791 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpakɪdʒɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs package".

Zero misspellings are on record for packaging in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is packaging, spelled P-A-C-K-A-G-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs package

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 "packaging"?
"packaging" is spelled P-A-C-K-A-G-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpakɪdʒɪŋ].
What does "packaging" mean?
As a verb, "packaging" means: Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs package
How do you pronounce "packaging"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "packaging" is [ˈpakɪdʒɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "packaging" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Pappnasen#72,792Oratorien#72,787Pathologe#72,798nettesten#72,769

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list