adjust

[əˈdʒʌst]

/[əˈdʒʌst]/ verb

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The verdict

“adjust” 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) - etwas richten, richtig einstellen, regulieren, anpassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-adjust · adjust · German

adjust · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 adjust
PropertyValue
Headwordadjust
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[əˈdʒʌst]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „adjust“ im Deutschen

adjustschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

adjust is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [əˈdʒʌst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for adjust, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is adjust, spelled A-D-J-U-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas richten, richtig einstellen, regulieren, anpassen
  2. 2
    etwas umändern
  3. 3
    anpassen, angleichen
  4. 4
    etwas einer Sache anpassen, auf etwas ausrichten
  5. 5
    sich auf etwas einstellen
  6. 6
    sich an etwas anpassen, gewöhnen
  7. 7
    sich daran gewöhnen, etwas zu tun

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how adjust appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The price was adjusted last year.

Synonyms

setrearrangeadaptmodify

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 "adjust"?
"adjust" is spelled A-D-J-U-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [əˈdʒʌst].
What does "adjust" mean?
As a verb, "adjust" means: etwas richten, richtig einstellen, regulieren, anpassen
How do you pronounce "adjust"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adjust" is [əˈdʒʌst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adjust" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list