# access vs across

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### access
*noun · IPA [ˈæksɛs] · frequency rank #13,536*
Zugang, Eingang, Eintritt, Einstieg

### across
*adverb · IPA [əˈkrɒs] · frequency rank #47,921*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/access-vs-across