Snack

[snɛk]

/[snɛk]/ noun

The verdict

“Snack” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,065. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,065
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kleinigkeit, Häppchen zum Essen^([2]) für zwischendurch, Zwischenmahlzeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-snack · Snack · German

Snack · rank #21,065 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,065
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH skin

Nearest frequency peer: skin (-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 „Snack“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Snack“ 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).

Snack vs snap
40% similar
Snack vs stark
40% similar
Snack vs Stück
60% similar

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

Key facts for Snack
PropertyValue
HeadwordSnack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[snɛk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,065
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Snack“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Snackliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „skin“ (#21,064), „solidarisch“ (#21,066), „Sitte“ (#21,063). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Snack“ bei #21,065. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Snack (IPA [snɛk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,065 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Kleinigkeit, Häppchen zum Essen^([2]) für zwischendurch, Zwischenmahlzeit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Snack, with forms such as "nsack", "sanck", and "snacck". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "snap", "stark", "Stück", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Snack, spelled S-N-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kleinigkeit, Häppchen zum Essen^([2]) für zwischendurch, Zwischenmahlzeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Snacks sind in der Pause genau richtig gewesen.
  2. „Er wäre gern am Fischladen vorbeigelaufen und hätte sich Trockenfisch als Snack gekauft, wie früher, aber der Laden war vorübergehend geschlossen, weil ein neuer, größerer entstehen sollte.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nsack
  • sanck
  • snacck
  • snackk
  • snakc
  • sncak
  • snnack
  • ssnack

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

nsack2sanck2snacck1snackk1snakc2sncak2snnack1ssnack1
Edit distance from "Snack"

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 "Snack"?
"Snack" is spelled S-N-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [snɛk].
What does "Snack" mean?
As a noun, "Snack" means: Kleinigkeit, Häppchen zum Essen^([2]) für zwischendurch, Zwischenmahlzeit
What words are commonly confused with "Snack"?
"Snack" is commonly confused with "snap", "stark", "Stück". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Snack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Snack" is [snɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Snack" come from?
"Snack" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list