accession

[ækˈseʃn]

/[ækˈseʃn]/ noun

The verdict

“accession” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Annäherung, Beitritt, Thronbesteigung, Zuwachs, Vermehrung

Corpus desk

Index DE-accession · accession · German

accession · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for accession
PropertyValue
Headwordaccession
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ækˈseʃn]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „accession“ im Deutschen

accessionsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

accession is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ækˈseʃn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for accession in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is accession, spelled A-C-C-E-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Annäherung, Beitritt, Thronbesteigung, Zuwachs, Vermehrung
  2. 2
    (Justiz) Accession

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "accession"?
"accession" is spelled A-C-C-E-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ækˈseʃn].
What does "accession" mean?
As a noun, "accession" means: Annäherung, Beitritt, Thronbesteigung, Zuwachs, Vermehrung
How do you pronounce "accession"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accession" is [ækˈseʃn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accession" come from?
"accession" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list