acceptance

[ækˈsɛptəns]

/[ækˈsɛptəns]/ noun

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The verdict

“acceptance” is uncommon German (frequency #92,543 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,543
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Annahme, Entgegennahme

Key facts for acceptance
PropertyValue
Headwordacceptance
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ækˈsɛptəns]
Letters10
Frequency rank#92,543
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “acceptance” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). acceptance lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

acceptance is uncommon German at frequency #92,543 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ækˈsɛptəns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for acceptance in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is acceptance, spelled A-C-C-E-P-T-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Annahme, Entgegennahme
  2. 2
    Zustimmung
  3. 3
    Akzept, Wechselannahme
  4. 4
    Akzeptanz, Anerkennung; Beachtung

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "acceptance"?
"acceptance" is spelled A-C-C-E-P-T-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ækˈsɛptəns].
What does "acceptance" mean?
As a noun, "acceptance" means: Annahme, Entgegennahme
How do you pronounce "acceptance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "acceptance" is [ækˈsɛptəns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "acceptance" come from?
"acceptance" is a German 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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Using “acceptance”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-C-C-E-P-T-A-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ækˈsɛptəns] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list