Spacko
[ˈʃpako]
The verdict
“Spacko” is uncommon German (frequency #82,163 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,163
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der dumm, uncool, unfähig oder merkwürdig ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-spacko · Spacko · German
Spacko · rank #82,163 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,163
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Spielfilmen
Nearest frequency peer: Spielfilmen (+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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Spacko“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Songwriterin
Songwriterin
17,842 corpus weight
- Sonnenbad
Sonnenbad
17,841 corpus weight
- Sonntagvorm…
Sonntagvormittag
17,840 corpus weight
- Spacko
Spacko
17,838 corpus weight
- Spielfilmen
Spielfilmen
17,837 corpus weight
- Sportfreund…
Sportfreunden
17,836 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Spacko“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Spacko |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpako] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #82,163 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Spacko“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Spacko is uncommon German at frequency #82,163 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpako]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der dumm, uncool, unfähig oder merkwürdig ist".
Spacko has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Spacko, spelled S-P-A-C-K-O.
Definition
- 1jemand, der dumm, uncool, unfähig oder merkwürdig ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Spacko appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Krömer hat »den Spacko dahinten« zum Schweigen gebracht und sich zwei Zuspätkommer vorgeknöpft: »Saallicht! Wo kommt ihr jetzt her?« (DIE ZEIT 18.08.2005 Nr.34)
Sollten Sie dieser Tage am Meer entlangschlawappen und zwischen all den wie von einem Tankerunglück verölten Leibern auf einen kreisförmig aufgestellten blauen Windschutz stoßen, darüber ein Dach aus kariertem Stoff, und sollten Sie im Schatten dieses Pavillons eine bleiche, pyknische Gestalt kauern sehen, und sollten Sie dann vor sich hin murmeln, was da…
This word in other languages
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.
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