Plackerei

[plakəˈʁaɪ̯]

/[plakəˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - große Mühe/Anstrengung, sehr schwere Arbeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-plackerei · Plackerei · German

Plackerei · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 Plackerei
PropertyValue
HeadwordPlackerei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[plakəˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Plackerei“ im Deutschen

Plackereischafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Plackerei is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [plakəˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "große Mühe/Anstrengung, sehr schwere Arbeit".

Zero misspellings are on record for Plackerei in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Plackerei, spelled P-L-A-C-K-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    große Mühe/Anstrengung, sehr schwere Arbeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Durch die Plackerei an jenem Tag hatte er sich ins Verderben gestürzt.“
  2. „Unsere Wärter behandelten uns wohlwollend als lustige Brüder, die sich einen blauen Montag gemacht hatten, was ihnen zwar nicht in der Ordnung, aber bei der Plackerei des Dienstes verständlich erschien.“

This word in other languages

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 "Plackerei"?
"Plackerei" is spelled P-L-A-C-K-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [plakəˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Plackerei" mean?
As a noun, "Plackerei" means: große Mühe/Anstrengung, sehr schwere Arbeit
How do you pronounce "Plackerei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Plackerei" is [plakəˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Plackerei" come from?
"Plackerei" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list