Sackmesser
[ˈzakˌmɛsɐ]
The verdict
“Sackmesser” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Messer, das man in die Tasche stecken kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-sackmesser · Sackmesser · German
Sackmesser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sackmesser |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzakˌmɛsɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sackmesser“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sackmesser is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzakˌmɛsɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Messer, das man in die Tasche stecken kann".
Sackmesser has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sackmesser, spelled S-A-C-K-M-E-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Messer, das man in die Tasche stecken kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sackmesser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Darob hatte der Branntweinschmuggler Erbarmen mit dem Manne, er gab seinem Herzen einen Ruck, lud ihn in eine Scheune, woselbst er ihm einen Krug mit Branntwein bot und mit seinem Sackmesser ein Stück Haifischfleisch abschnitt.“
Synonyms
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.