achtungsvoll
[ˈaxtʊŋsfɔl]
The verdict
“achtungsvoll” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - großen Respekt, Ehrfurcht und/oder Wertschätzung vor jemandem oder etwas zeigend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | achtungsvoll |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈaxtʊŋsfɔl] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “achtungsvoll” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for achtungsvoll is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaxtʊŋsfɔl]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "großen Respekt, Ehrfurcht und/oder Wertschätzung vor jemandem oder etwas zeigend".
No misspelling variants are generated for achtungsvoll in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is achtungsvoll, spelled A-C-H-T-U-N-G-S-V-O-L-L.
Definition
- 1großen Respekt, Ehrfurcht und/oder Wertschätzung vor jemandem oder etwas zeigend
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.
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Using “achtungsvoll”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-C-H-T-U-N-G-S-V-O-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaxtʊŋsfɔl] (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
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.