Sackhüpfen
German, noun[ˈzakˌhʏp͡fn̩]
Sackhüpfen is spelled S-A-C-K-H-Ü-P-F-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 170,338th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sackhüpfen is a German neuter noun meaning “sack race” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wettspiel, bei dem man sich mit den Füßen in einem Sack springend fortbewegen muss, wobei derjenige gewinnt…”.
What does Sackhüpfen mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersack race
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wettspiel, bei dem man sich mit den Füßen in einem Sack springend fortbewegen muss, wobei derjenige gewinnt, der als Erster im Ziel ankommt
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 Sackhüpfen
- Sackhüpfens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sackhüpfen?
- [ˈzakˌhʏp͡fn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sackhüpfen in German?
Sackhüpfen appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).