Achtung
German, noun/ˈaxtʊŋ/
Achtung is spelled A-C-H-T-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 33 times per million words in written German, the 2,499th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Achtung is a German feminine noun meaning “attention” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Respekt, Ehrfurcht und/oder Wertschätzung vor jemandem oder etwas”.
What does Achtung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineattention
- 2
feminineesteem
- 3
femininerespect
interjection
- 1
watch out, attention, warning or caution
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Respekt, Ehrfurcht und/oder Wertschätzung vor jemandem oder etwas 2. Ausruf oder Aufschrift, um Vorsicht oder Aufmerksamkeit zu bewirken 3. aufgepasst
noun: 1. grundsätzliche Ablehnung von jemand/etwas 2. Verhängung der Friedlosigkeit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Achtung
- Achtung! canonical
- Ächtungen nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Achtung?
- /ˈaxtʊŋ/
- [ˈʔaχtʊŋ(k)]
- [ˈaxtʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Achtung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Achtung in German?
Achtung appears 33 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).