packet

[ˈpakət]

/[ˈpakət]/ verb

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The verdict

“packet” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,938. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,938
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs packen

Corpus desk

Index DE-packet · packet · German

packet · rank #38,938 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,938
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH ovalen

Nearest frequency peer: ovalen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „packet“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „packet“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

packet vs Pakt
50% similar
packet vs Paket
67% similar
packet vs packt
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for packet
PropertyValue
Headwordpacket
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpakət]
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,938
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „packet“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).packetliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ovalen“ (#38,937), „palo“ (#38,939), „Osttirol“ (#38,936). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „packet“ bei #38,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around packet (IPA [ˈpakət]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,938 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs packen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for packet, with forms such as "apcket", "paccket", and "pacekt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Pakt", "Paket", "packt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 packet, spelled P-A-C-K-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs packen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apcket
  • paccket
  • pacekt
  • packett
  • packket
  • pakcet
  • pcaket
  • ppacket

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of packet - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apcket2paccket1pacekt2packett1packket1pakcet2pcaket2ppacket1
Edit distance from "packet"

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 "packet"?
"packet" is spelled P-A-C-K-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpakət].
What does "packet" mean?
As a verb, "packet" means: 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs packen
What words are commonly confused with "packet"?
"packet" is commonly confused with "Pakt", "Paket", "packt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "packet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "packet" is [ˈpakət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "packet" come from?
"packet" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ovalen#38,937Nylons#38,929Nitrat#38,924Müritz#38,913

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

quattro8 variantsRetina8 variantsSchilf8 variantsLineal8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list