Sack

/zak/ ouvir^(fonte ?)

//zak/ ouvir^(fonte ?)/ noun

The verdict

“Sack” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #51,855 among 1,185 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,855
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - saco, saca

Corpus desk

Index PT-sack · Sack · Portuguese

Sack · rank #51,855 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,855
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH sadomasoquismo

Nearest frequency peer: sadomasoquismo (+2 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “Sack”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Sack” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sack
PropertyValue
HeadwordSack
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/zak/ ouvir^(fonte ?)
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,855
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Sack” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).Sackcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “sadomasoquismo” (#51,857), “rente” (#51,844), “semântico” (#51,869). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “Sack” fica em #51,855. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sack is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #51,855 among 1,185 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /zak/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "saco, saca".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Sack, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is Sack, spelled S-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    saco, saca

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 Portuguese 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 /zak/ ouvir^(fonte ?).
What does "Sack" mean?
As a noun, "Sack" means: saco, saca
How do you pronounce "Sack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sack" is /zak/ ouvir^(fonte ?). Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sack" come from?
"Sack" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list