rucksack
/ˈɹʌkˌsæk/noun
rucksack is spelled R-U-C-K-S-A-C-K: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rucksack means “A bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rucksack is rucksacks.
How many letters and syllables are in rucksack?
| Letters | 8: R-U-C-K-S-A-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is rucksack?
Rucksack appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce rucksack?
- /ˈɹʌkˌsæk/
- /ˈɹʊkˌsæk/
Rucksack has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-rucksack.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rucksack
- rucksacks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rucksack mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKUSA bag carried on the back or shoulder, supported by straps.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rucksack in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a bag carried on the back; backpack:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does rucksack come from?
Borrowed from German Rucksack.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).