Packer

[ˈpakɐ]

/[ˈpakɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Packer” is uncommon German (frequency #62,717 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,717
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person, die Waren einpackt oder verpackt, ein Hilfsberuf innerhalb der Logistik oder Produktion

Corpus desk

Index DE-packer · Packer · German

Packer · rank #62,717 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,717
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pakistans

Nearest frequency peer: Pakistans (+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 „Packer“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Packer
PropertyValue
HeadwordPacker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpakɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,717
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Packer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Packerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pakistans“ (#62,718), „Outback“ (#62,715), „palästinensischer“ (#62,719). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Packer“ bei #62,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Packer is uncommon German at frequency #62,717 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpakɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Packer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Packer, spelled P-A-C-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person, die Waren einpackt oder verpackt, ein Hilfsberuf innerhalb der Logistik oder Produktion
  2. 2
    Komprimierungsprogramm
  3. 3
    ein muskulöser, durchtrainierter, kräftig, sportlich aussehender Mann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sag dem Packer, das Klavier kommt ins fünfte Obergeschoss.
  2. „Die Auslieferung der Kalender wurde immer in die Sommermonate gelegt, da waren Semesterferien, und als Packer wurden Studenten engagiert.“

Antonyms

EntpackerEntpackprogrammHänflingHandtuchStrichWichtZwerg

This word in other languages

packer(English)

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 "Packer"?
"Packer" is spelled P-A-C-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpakɐ].
What does "Packer" mean?
As a noun, "Packer" means: eine Person, die Waren einpackt oder verpackt, ein Hilfsberuf innerhalb der Logistik oder Produktion
How do you pronounce "Packer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Packer" is [ˈpakɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Packer" come from?
"Packer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Polish#62,744Poncho#62,747Qualle#62,764Mündel#62,669

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list