Packerl

[ˈpakɐl]

/[ˈpakɐl]/ noun

The verdict

“Packerl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verpackte kleine Menge einer Ware

Corpus desk

Index DE-packerl · Packerl · German

Packerl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" 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.

Key facts for Packerl
PropertyValue
HeadwordPackerl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpakɐl]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Packerl“ im Deutschen

Packerlsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Packerl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpakɐl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Packerl, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Packerl, spelled P-A-C-K-E-R-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    verpackte kleine Menge einer Ware
  2. 2
    Postpaket
  3. 3
    Geschenkpaket

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Greifen Sie eher zur Flasche als zum Packerl?“
  2. „Und das, was ein Packerl Orangensaft dann am Ende an der europäischen Supermarktkassa kostet, kommt aufgrund der zynischen Regeln des Marktes auch nur zu einem kleinen Bruchteil bei jenen an, die am härtesten arbeiten.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Packerl"?
"Packerl" is spelled P-A-C-K-E-R-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpakɐl].
What does "Packerl" mean?
As a noun, "Packerl" means: verpackte kleine Menge einer Ware
How do you pronounce "Packerl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Packerl" is [ˈpakɐl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Packerl" come from?
"Packerl" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list