Packesel
[ˈpakˌʔeːzl̩]
The verdict
“Packesel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hausesel, der vorwiegend für den Transport von schweren Lasten eingesetzt wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-packesel · Packesel · German
Packesel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Packesel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpakˌʔeːzl̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Packesel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Packesel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpakˌʔeːzl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Packesel, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Packesel, spelled P-A-C-K-E-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Hausesel, der vorwiegend für den Transport von schweren Lasten eingesetzt wird
- 2Person, der schwere Lasten/Aufgaben aufgebürdet werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Packesel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wie schön, dass wir nicht alles selbst hinaufschleppen mussten, wir hatten zwei Packesel, Joshua und Amy, die den größten Teil der Ausrüstung brav hochtrugen.
„Eine schreiende Ungerechtigkeit! Damit war's aber jetzt am Ende. Lange genug hatte man sich sagen lassen: Maul gehalten! Lange genug war man der Packesel gewesen.“
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.