Zacke

[ˈt͡sakə]

/[ˈt͡sakə]/ noun

The verdict

“Zacke” is uncommon German (frequency #93,863 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,863
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dreieckförmige, spitze, aus etwas herausragende Form

Corpus desk

Index DE-zacke · Zacke · German

Zacke · rank #93,863 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,863
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zadar

Nearest frequency peer: Zadar (+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 „Zacke“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zacke
PropertyValue
HeadwordZacke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sakə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#93,863
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zacke“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zackefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zadar“ (#93,864), „Xmas“ (#93,861), „Zaubers“ (#93,865). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zacke“ bei #93,863. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zacke is uncommon German at frequency #93,863 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sakə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dreieckförmige, spitze, aus etwas herausragende Form".

Zacke has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zacke, spelled Z-A-C-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    dreieckförmige, spitze, aus etwas herausragende Form

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Hier ist eine Zacke aus dem Sägeblatt gebrochen.
  2. „An ihm reihte sich die elegante, an den Seiten etwas eingesenkte Pyramidenform des Spieljochs, emporsteigend aus den grünen Tannen der Kothalp, und wie die Trümmer einer Festung, welche die Riesen der Vorzeit aufgethürmt, um den heidnischen Himmel zu stürmen, reihten sich daran die Zinnen des Höchenbergs, und dahinter tauchte es aus dem klaren Himmel auf…

Antonyms

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 "Zacke"?
"Zacke" is spelled Z-A-C-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sakə].
What does "Zacke" mean?
As a noun, "Zacke" means: dreieckförmige, spitze, aus etwas herausragende Form
How do you pronounce "Zacke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zacke" is [ˈt͡sakə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zacke" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list