packend

[ˈpakn̩t]

/[ˈpakn̩t]/ adj

The verdict

“packend” is uncommon German (frequency #71,688 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,688
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anhaltendes Interesse durch positive Emotionen erzeugend

Corpus desk

Index DE-packend · packend · German

packend · rank #71,688 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,688
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Paddington

Nearest frequency peer: Paddington (+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 „packend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for packend
PropertyValue
Headwordpackend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpakn̩t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,688
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „packend“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Paddington“ (#71,689), „Osteopathie“ (#71,686), „Papiergeld“ (#71,690). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „packend“ bei #71,688. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

packend is uncommon German at frequency #71,688 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈpakn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "anhaltendes Interesse durch positive Emotionen erzeugend".

packend has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is packend, spelled P-A-C-K-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    anhaltendes Interesse durch positive Emotionen erzeugend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das packende Viertelfinale der Weltmeisterschaft wurde von millionen Fans bejubelt.
  2. „Am Themenweg Almzeit warten packend inszenierte Bergerlebnisse auf der Skigebietsseite und unberührte Naturräume auf der Stillen Seite von Sölden.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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); 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 "packend"?
"packend" is spelled P-A-C-K-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpakn̩t].
What does "packend" mean?
As an adjective, "packend" means: anhaltendes Interesse durch positive Emotionen erzeugend
How do you pronounce "packend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "packend" is [ˈpakn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "packend" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list