wacker
German, adjective/ˈvakəʁ/
wacker is spelled W-A-C-K-E-R (6 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written German, the 15,332nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Wacker is a German adjective meaning “efficient, diligent, eager, hearty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “tüchtig und mutig, Einsatz zeigend”.
What does wacker mean in English?
adjective
- 1
datedefficient, diligent, eager, hearty
ein wackerer Arbeiter
- 2
datedstalwart, valiant, brave
ein wackerer Krieger
- 3
archaichonest, reputable
- 4
archaicalert, vigilant, waker
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. tüchtig und mutig, Einsatz zeigend 2. ehrbar, von gutem Charakter
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of wacker
- wackerer masculine nominative singular
- am wackersten superlative
- wackere feminine nominative singular
- wackeres neuter nominative singular
- wackeren genitive masculine singular
- wackerem dative masculine singular
- der wackere definite includes-article masculine
- die wackere definite feminine includes-article
- das wackere definite includes-article neuter
- die wackeren definite includes-article nominative
- des wackeren definite genitive includes-article
- der wackeren definite feminine genitive
- dem wackeren dative definite includes-article
- wackrer positive nominative strong
- wackre positive nominative strong
- wackres positive nominative strong
- wackren positive genitive strong
- wackrem positive dative strong
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce wacker?
- /ˈvakəʁ/
- [ˈva.kɐ]
- [ˈʋa.kɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is wacker in German?
wacker appears 3.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).