Tacker

[ˈtakɐ]

/[ˈtakɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tacker” is uncommon German (frequency #97,796 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,796
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gerät, mit dem mehrere Dinge mithilfe einer Klammer aneinander geheftet werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-tacker · Tacker · German

Tacker · rank #97,796 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,796
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 35,386
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tagebucheintr…

Nearest frequency peer: Tagebucheintrag (+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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Tacker”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Tacker” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Tacker
PropertyValue
HeadwordTacker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtakɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#97,796
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tacker” 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). Tacker lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Tacker is uncommon German at frequency #97,796 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtakɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät, mit dem mehrere Dinge mithilfe einer Klammer aneinander geheftet werden".

Tacker doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tacker, spelled T-A-C-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät, mit dem mehrere Dinge mithilfe einer Klammer aneinander geheftet werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Arzner hat daher immer einen „Notfallkoffer“ dabei, um als „Pannenservice“ bei der Trauung einspringen zu können: „Darin sind zum Beispiel Tacker und Nähzeug für den Fall, dass die Schleppe reißt“.
  2. Der Wissenschaftler nennt als Beispiel einen Schreibwarenanbieter, der auf seiner Homepage einen "Hefter" vorstellt, obwohl die meisten Menschen dieses Produkt "Tacker" nennen und unter diesem Begriff suchen.

Synonyms

BostitchHefterHeftapparatHeftgerätHeftmaschineKlammeraffe

Antonyms

Klammerentferner

This word in other languages

stapler(English)grapadora(Español)agrafeuse(Français)agrafador(Português)

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tacker"?
"Tacker" is spelled T-A-C-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtakɐ].
What does "Tacker" mean?
As a noun, "Tacker" means: Gerät, mit dem mehrere Dinge mithilfe einer Klammer aneinander geheftet werden
How do you pronounce "Tacker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tacker" is [ˈtakɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tacker" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

tagten#97,798Tannin#97,803thirty#97,818Tirade#97,820
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