akademia

[akaˈdɛmʲja]

/[akaˈdɛmʲja]/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Akademie, Hochschule, Fachhochschule, Universität

Corpus desk

Index DE-akademia · akademia · German

akademia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 akademia
PropertyValue
Headwordakademia
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[akaˈdɛmʲja]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „akademia“ im Deutschen

akademialiegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

akademia is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [akaˈdɛmʲja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for akademia, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is akademia, spelled A-K-A-D-E-M-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Akademie, Hochschule, Fachhochschule, Universität
  2. 2
    Institution, die Gelehrte und/oder Künstler vereinigt; Akademie
  3. 3
    feierliche Zusammenkunft aufgrund eines historischen Jahrestages und Ähnlichem; Feier, Festveranstaltung, Gedenkfeier
  4. 4
    musikalische Veranstaltung; Akademie

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 "akademia"?
"akademia" is spelled A-K-A-D-E-M-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [akaˈdɛmʲja].
What does "akademia" mean?
As a noun, "akademia" means: Akademie, Hochschule, Fachhochschule, Universität
How do you pronounce "akademia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "akademia" is [akaˈdɛmʲja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "akademia" come from?
"akademia" 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