Wrack

/[vʁak]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,796

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Wrack is aGermannoun. It means: zerstörtes, schrottreifes Fahrzeug Pronounced [vʁak]. Often confused with Wracks and wach.

Key facts for Wrack
PropertyValue
HeadwordWrack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[vʁak]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,796
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Wrack in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Wrack is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [vʁak]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,796 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Wrack, with forms such as "rwack", "warck", and "wracck". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Wracks", "wach", "walk", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Wrack, spelled W-R-A-C-K, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zerstörtes, schrottreifes Fahrzeug
  2. 2
    psychisch labile Person

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rwack,warck,wracck,wrackk,wrakc,wrcak,wrrack,wwrack

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Wrack

Misspelling Variants of "Wrack"

rwack5warck5wracck6wrackk6wrakc5wrcak5wrrack6wwrack6
Misspelling Variants of "Wrack"

Frequency rank: #15,796 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wrack"?
"Wrack" is spelled W-R-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [vʁak].
What does "Wrack" mean?
As a noun, "Wrack" means: zerstörtes, schrottreifes Fahrzeug
What words are commonly confused with "Wrack"?
"Wrack" is commonly confused with "Wracks", "wach", "walk". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Wrack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wrack" is [vʁak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wrack" come from?
"Wrack" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.