Which to use
“Akku” and “Akkus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,338
- “Akku” frequency rank
- #14,229
- “Akkus” frequency rank
- 19567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Akku | Akkus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkumulator; eine wiederaufladbare Batterie | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Akku |
Where the eye mixes Akku and Akkus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Akku runs 4 letters (VCCV) against Akkus's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Akku and Akkus
A purely visual mix-up. Akku ([ˈaku]) and Akkus ([ˈakus]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Akku” sits inside “Akkus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Akku is recorded at frequency rank #5,338, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaku]. Akkus is at rank #14,229, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈakus].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19567, this pair ranks #1,906,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Akku vs Akkus
Shared letters: aku. Private to "Akku": -. Private to "Akkus": s.
"Akku" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Akkus" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Akku" for "Akkus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Akku" vs "Akkus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Akku" and "Akkus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Akku" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Akkus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,906,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Akku" and "Akkus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ahaus vs Akkus". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,906,992 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.