Rucksack

[ˈʁʊkˌzak]

/[ˈʁʊkˌzak]/ noun

The verdict

“Rucksack” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,717. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,717
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sackartige, beutelartige, verschnürbare oder verschließbare, aus Stoff, Leder oder Kunstleder gefertigte Tragetasche, die auf dem Rücken getragen werden kann und die zu diesem Zwecke mit Tragriemen...

Corpus desk

Index DE-rucksack · Rucksack · German

Rucksack · rank #6,717 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,717
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Riss

Nearest frequency peer: Riss (-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 „Rucksack“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Rucksack“ 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).

Rucksack vs ruckzuck
63% similar
Rucksack vs Rucksäcke
78% similar
Rucksack vs Rückbank
63% similar

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

Key facts for Rucksack
PropertyValue
HeadwordRucksack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁʊkˌzak]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,717
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rucksack“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Rucksackliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Riss“ (#6,716), „saint“ (#6,718), „Richtlinien“ (#6,715). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rucksack“ bei #6,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Rucksack (IPA [ˈʁʊkˌzak]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,717 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sackartige, beutelartige, verschnürbare oder verschließbare, aus Stoff, Leder oder Kunstleder gefertigte Tragetasche, die auf dem Rücken getragen werden kann und die zu diesem Zwecke mit Tragriemen...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rucksack, with forms such as "rcuksack", "rrucksack", and "ruccksack". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ruckzuck", "Rucksäcke", "Rückbank", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Rucksack, spelled R-U-C-K-S-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    sackartige, beutelartige, verschnürbare oder verschließbare, aus Stoff, Leder oder Kunstleder gefertigte Tragetasche, die auf dem Rücken getragen werden kann und die zu diesem Zwecke mit Tragriemen versehen ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In deinem Rucksack ist Wasser ausgelaufen.
  2. In meinem Rucksack ist eine Teekanne ausgelaufen.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rcuksack
  • rrucksack
  • ruccksack
  • ruckasck
  • ruckksack
  • rucksacck
  • rucksackk
  • rucksakc
  • ruckscak
  • ruckssack
  • rucskack
  • rukcsack
  • urcksack

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rucksack - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rcuksack2rrucksack1ruccksack1ruckasck2ruckksack1rucksacck1rucksackk1rucksakc2
Edit distance from "Rucksack"

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 "Rucksack"?
"Rucksack" is spelled R-U-C-K-S-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁʊkˌzak].
What does "Rucksack" mean?
As a noun, "Rucksack" means: sackartige, beutelartige, verschnürbare oder verschließbare, aus Stoff, Leder oder Kunstleder gefertigte Tragetasche, die auf dem Rücken getragen werden kann und die zu diesem Zwecke mit Tragriemen...
What words are commonly confused with "Rucksack"?
"Rucksack" is commonly confused with "ruckzuck", "Rucksäcke", "Rückbank". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rucksack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rucksack" is [ˈʁʊkˌzak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rucksack" come from?
"Rucksack" 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 "Rucksack", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list