accrue

[ə.ˈkɹu]

/[ə.ˈkɹu]/ verb

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Zuwendung oder Geldbeträge über einen Zeitraum beziehen; auflaufen, anwachsen, ansammeln, anhäufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-accrue · accrue · German

accrue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 accrue
PropertyValue
Headwordaccrue
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ə.ˈkɹu]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „accrue“ im Deutschen

accruesitzt 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

accrue is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ə.ˈkɹu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Zuwendung oder Geldbeträge über einen Zeitraum beziehen; auflaufen, anwachsen, ansammeln, anhäufen".

accrue has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is accrue, spelled A-C-C-R-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Zuwendung oder Geldbeträge über einen Zeitraum beziehen; auflaufen, anwachsen, ansammeln, anhäufen

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 "accrue"?
"accrue" is spelled A-C-C-R-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ə.ˈkɹu].
What does "accrue" mean?
As a verb, "accrue" means: eine Zuwendung oder Geldbeträge über einen Zeitraum beziehen; auflaufen, anwachsen, ansammeln, anhäufen
How do you pronounce "accrue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "accrue" is [ə.ˈkɹu]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "accrue" come from?
"accrue" 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