acquire
[ʌ.kwaɪ.ɚ]
The verdict
“acquire” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (käuflich) erwerben, erlangen, erreichen, gewinnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-acquire · acquire · German
acquire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acquire |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ʌ.kwaɪ.ɚ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „acquire“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
acquire is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ʌ.kwaɪ.ɚ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for acquire, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is acquire, spelled A-C-Q-U-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1(käuflich) erwerben, erlangen, erreichen, gewinnen
- 2sich Wissen aneignen
- 3jemanden werben
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how acquire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For goods acquired by purchase, a statutory right of warranty applies for two years after receipt.
The participants acquire an in-depth knowledge in fields of engineering design and materials.
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.