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Sack

German, noun/zak/

Sack is spelled S-A-C-K (4 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written German, the 4,267th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sack is a German masculine noun meaning “sack (large bag, especially one made of fabric)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Transport- und Aufbewahrungsbehältnis aus grobem Stoff^([1], [2]) oder anderem robustem Material”.

What does Sack mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinesack (large bag, especially one made of fabric)

  2. 2

    informalmasculinethe sack; ellipsis of Hodensack (“scrotum”)

  3. 3

    derogatoryinformalmasculineprick; sod

  4. 4

    Switzerlandmasculinepocket

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Transport- und Aufbewahrungsbehältnis aus grobem Stoff^([1], [2]) oder anderem robustem Material 2. das Skrotum, der Hodensack 3. Tasche (insbesondere Hosen- oder Westentasche) 4. Mann, Mensch, Kerl

noun: 1. Aktion, bei der der gegnerische Quarterback zu Boden gebracht wird, bevor er den Football werfen konnte

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Sack

  • Sackes genitive
  • Sacks genitive
  • Säcke plural
  • Säckchen diminutive neuter
  • Säcklein diminutive neuter
  • Säckelchen diminutive neuter
  • Sackerl diminutive neuter
  • Säckle diminutive neuter
  • Sacke dative singular
  • Säcken dative definite plural
  • S*ck alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Sack?

  • Germany /zak/
  • Austria /sak/
  • [zak]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Sack

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Sack in German?

Sack appears 18 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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