rack

[ɹæk]

/[ɹæk]/ noun

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The verdict

“rack” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,930. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,930
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gestell, Gerüst, Gewehrständer, Kleiderständer, Ständer, Rahmen, Streckrahmen, Stützrahmen, Raufe, Futtergestell, Gepäcknetz, Handtuchhalter, Halter

Corpus desk

Index DE-rack · rack · German

rack · rank #46,930 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,930
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Quorum

Nearest frequency peer: Quorum (-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 „rack“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „rack“ 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).

rack vs RC
0% similar
rack vs Rat
25% similar
rack vs Rad
25% similar

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

Key facts for rack
PropertyValue
Headwordrack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɹæk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#46,930
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „rack“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.rackliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Quorum“ (#46,929), „radikalisiert“ (#46,931), „quittiert“ (#46,928). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „rack“ bei #46,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around rack (IPA [ɹæk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,930 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for rack, with forms such as "arck", "racck", and "rackk". 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, "RC", "Rat", "Rad", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 rack, spelled R-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gestell, Gerüst, Gewehrständer, Kleiderständer, Ständer, Rahmen, Streckrahmen, Stützrahmen, Raufe, Futtergestell, Gepäcknetz, Handtuchhalter, Halter
  2. 2
    Fächerregal
  3. 3
    Setzregal
  4. 4
    Zahnstange
  5. 5
    Folterbank, Streckfolter, Folterqualen
  6. 6
    Passgang (eine Pferdegangart)
  7. 7
    fliegendes Gewölk
  8. 8
    Regal
  9. 9
    Karree (ein Fleischstück)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "And opening an insulated door he showed them racks upon racks of numbered test-tubes."

Synonyms

standframetorturetormentanguishagonypangextreme painmistvaporflying cloudmoisturedampnesscribmangerneckcrag

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arck
  • racck
  • rackk
  • rakc
  • rcak
  • rrack

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rack - 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.

arck2racck1rackk1rakc2rcak2rrack1
Edit distance from "rack"

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 "rack"?
"rack" is spelled R-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ɹæk].
What does "rack" mean?
As a noun, "rack" means: Gestell, Gerüst, Gewehrständer, Kleiderständer, Ständer, Rahmen, Streckrahmen, Stützrahmen, Raufe, Futtergestell, Gepäcknetz, Handtuchhalter, Halter
What words are commonly confused with "rack"?
"rack" is commonly confused with "RC", "Rat", "Rad". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rack" is [ɹæk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rack" come from?
"rack" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rios#46,946münz#46,866sola#46,998miau#46,841

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

rinnen6 variantsliefe6 variantsjunk6 variantsinnige6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list