sack

/sæk/

//sæk// noun

The verdict

“sack” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,211 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,211
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Saco, costal.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sack · sack · Spanish

sack · rank #86,211 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,211
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sacerdotisas

Nearest frequency peer: sacerdotisas (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “sack”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “sack” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sack
PropertyValue
Headwordsack
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sæk/
Letters4
Frequency rank#86,211
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sack” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).sackcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sacerdotisas” (#86,210), “sacrifiquen” (#86,212), “rúcula” (#86,208). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sack” va en #86,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sack is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,211 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /sæk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for sack in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is sack, spelled S-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Saco, costal.
  2. 2
    Zurrón.
  3. 3
    Botín

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sack"?
"sack" is spelled S-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is /sæk/.
What does "sack" mean?
As a noun, "sack" means: Saco, costal.
How do you pronounce "sack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sack" is /sæk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sack" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list