packst
[pakst]
The verdict
“packst” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,121. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,121
- frequency rank, German
- 3,409
- “P” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs packen
Corpus desk
Index DE-packst · packst · German
packst · rank #26,121 · 10 variants · 17 confusables
- FREQ-MID #26,121
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,409
- PHOTO-FINISH Papas
Nearest frequency peer: Papas (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “packst”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- orgie
orgie
73,883 corpus weight
- Paares
Paares
73,882 corpus weight
- packst
packst
73,880 corpus weight
- Papas
Papas
73,879 corpus weight
- passten
passten
73,878 corpus weight
- Perser
Perser
73,877 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “packst” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | packst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [pakst] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #26,121 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “packst” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around packst (IPA [pakst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,121 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs packen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for packst, with forms such as "apckst", "pacckst", and "packkst". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Pakt", "past", "passt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is packst, spelled P-A-C-K-S-T.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs packen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- apckst
- pacckst
- packkst
- packsst
- packstt
- packts
- pacskt
- pakcst
- pcakst
- ppackst
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of packst - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "packst", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "packst". Here's where to go from here.
- "packst" maps to 17 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Pakt". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #26,121 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.