Spacko

[ˈʃpako]

/[ˈʃpako]/ noun

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

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Spacko“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Spacko
PropertyValue
HeadwordSpacko
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpako]
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Spacko“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Spackofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Spielfilmen“ (#82,164), „Sonntagvormittag“ (#82,161), „Sportfreunden“ (#82,165). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Spacko“ bei #82,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    jemand, der dumm, uncool, unfähig oder merkwürdig ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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)
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Spacko"?
"Spacko" is spelled S-P-A-C-K-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpako].
What does "Spacko" mean?
As a noun, "Spacko" means: jemand, der dumm, uncool, unfähig oder merkwürdig ist
How do you pronounce "Spacko"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Spacko" is [ˈʃpako]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Spacko" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list