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“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.

4 ch
Akku
5 ch
Akkus

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

  • Akku ← aku · akuk · kaku
  • Akkus ← akksu · akkuss · akuks · akus · kakus

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Akku" for "Akkus" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaku] versus [ˈakus]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Akku" vs "Akkus" - which ranks higher?
"Akku" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,338 in our German list, against #14,229 for "Akkus". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list