tack

[tak]

/[tak]/ verb

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The verdict

“tack” is an uncommon German word, ranked #54,134 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#54,134
frequency rank, German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tacken

Key facts for tack
PropertyValue
Headwordtack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[tak]
Letters4
Frequency rank#54,134
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tack” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tack lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for tack is 4 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tak]. Corpus data places it at rank #54,134 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tacken".

tack has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is tack, spelled T-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tacken

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 "tack"?
"tack" is spelled T-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [tak].
What does "tack" mean?
As a verb, "tack" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tacken
How do you pronounce "tack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tack" is [tak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tack" come from?
"tack" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “tack”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-A-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [tak] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list