Sakko

[ˈzako]

/[ˈzako]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sakko” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,179. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,179
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Oberbekleidungsstück für Herren mit Knöpfen aus nicht allzu weichem Stoff

Corpus desk

Index DE-sakko · Sakko · German

Sakko · rank #37,179 · 5 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,179
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sabbat

Nearest frequency peer: Sabbat (-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 „Sakko“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sakko“ 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).

Sakko vs são
20% similar
Sakko vs sank
40% similar
Sakko vs Sankt
60% similar

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

Key facts for Sakko
PropertyValue
HeadwordSakko
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzako]
Letters5
Frequency rank#37,179
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sakko“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sakkoliegt 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: „Sabbat“ (#37,178), „Salate“ (#37,180), „Rührei“ (#37,176). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sakko“ bei #37,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Sakko (IPA [ˈzako]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,179 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Oberbekleidungsstück für Herren mit Knöpfen aus nicht allzu weichem Stoff".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sakko, with forms such as "askko", "sako", and "sakok". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "são", "sank", "Sankt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Sakko, spelled S-A-K-K-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oberbekleidungsstück für Herren mit Knöpfen aus nicht allzu weichem Stoff

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „[Danijel Lacić:] ‚Der Ärmel des Sakkos soll bis zur Daumenwurzel gehen, vom Hemd soll etwa ein Zentimeter zu sehen sein.‘“
  2. „Rickmers mit seinem blauen Sakko und den Goldknöpfen passt in dieses Ambiente wie gemalt.“

Synonyms

JackettVestonKittelTschopen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • askko
  • sako
  • sakok
  • skako
  • ssakko

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

askko2sako1sakok2skako2ssakko1
Edit distance from "Sakko"

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 "Sakko"?
"Sakko" is spelled S-A-K-K-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzako].
What does "Sakko" mean?
As a noun, "Sakko" means: Oberbekleidungsstück für Herren mit Knöpfen aus nicht allzu weichem Stoff
What words are commonly confused with "Sakko"?
"Sakko" is commonly confused with "são", "sank", "Sankt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sakko"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sakko" is [ˈzako]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sakko" come from?
"Sakko" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

scans#37,182rohes#37,167richt#37,164Puste#37,146

Similar misspelling depth

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

rent5 variantsNidda5 variantsUFOs5 variantsMöwe5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list