AkkusvsASUsTell them apart

Which to use

“Akkus” and “ASUs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,229
“Akkus” frequency rank
#29,473
“ASUs” frequency rank
43702
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Akkus ASUs
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Akku Nominativ Plural des Substantivs ASU

Where the eye mixes Akkus and ASUs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Akkus runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against ASUs's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Akkus
4 ch
ASUs

Look-alike desk: Akkus vs ASUs

A purely visual mix-up. Akkus ([ˈakus]) and ASUs ([aːzuːs]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Akkus is recorded at frequency rank #14,229, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈakus]. ASUs is at rank #29,473, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aːzuːs].

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 43702, this pair ranks #1,409,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Akkus vs ASUs

Shared letters: asu. Private to "Akkus": k. Private to "ASUs": -.

"Akkus" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "ASUs" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Akkus ← akksu · akkuss · akuks · akus · kakus
  • ASUs ← assu · assus · asuss · saus

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Akkus" and "ASUs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈakus] versus [aːzuːs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Akkus" or "ASUs" show up more?
"Akkus" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,229 in our German list, against #29,473 for "ASUs". 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 "Akkus" and "ASUs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Akkus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ASUs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,409,634 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Akkus" and "ASUs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ASUs vs AUD". 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 #1,409,634 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