Akademie

[akadeˈmiː]

/[akadeˈmiː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Akademie” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,292. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,292
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - öffentliche oder private Forschungsstätte, Lehreinrichtung, Bildungseinrichtung oder Ausbildungseinrichtung

Corpus desk

Index DE-akademie · Akademie · German

Akademie · rank #3,292 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,292
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH zufolge

Nearest frequency peer: zufolge (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Akademie“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Akademie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Akademie vs Akademien
89% similar
Akademie vs Akademiker
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Akademie
PropertyValue
HeadwordAkademie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[akadeˈmiː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,292
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Akademie“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Akademieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zufolge“ (#3,291), „Albert“ (#3,293), „allzu“ (#3,294). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Akademie“ bei #3,292. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Akademie (IPA [akadeˈmiː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,292 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Akademie, with forms such as "aakdemie", "akaddemie", and "akadeime". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Akademien", "Akademiker", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Akademie, spelled A-K-A-D-E-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    öffentliche oder private Forschungsstätte, Lehreinrichtung, Bildungseinrichtung oder Ausbildungseinrichtung
  2. 2
    Vereinigung von Gelehrten oder Kunstschaffenden zur Förderung und Vertiefung der Forschung oder der Kunst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien ist eine staatliche Kunstakademie in Wien und eine der ältesten Kunstakademien Europas.
  2. „Die weitere Entwicklung der Akademie entglitt zunehmend Leibniz' Einflußnahme.“

Synonyms

HochschuleUniversität

This word in other languages

academy(English)academia(Español)académie(Français)academia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aakdemie
  • akaddemie
  • akadeime
  • akademei
  • akademmie
  • akadmeie
  • akaedmie
  • akdaemie
  • akkademie
  • kaademie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Akademie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aakdemie2akaddemie1akadeime2akademei2akademmie1akadmeie2akaedmie2akdaemie2
Edit distance from "Akademie"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Akademie"?
"Akademie" is spelled A-K-A-D-E-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [akadeˈmiː].
What does "Akademie" mean?
As a noun, "Akademie" means: öffentliche oder private Forschungsstätte, Lehreinrichtung, Bildungseinrichtung oder Ausbildungseinrichtung
What words are commonly confused with "Akademie"?
"Akademie" is commonly confused with "Akademien", "Akademiker". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Akademie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Akademie" is [akadeˈmiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Akademie" come from?
"Akademie" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Akademie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

annehmen#3,296ausgehen#3,297Perfekte#3,273gelungen#3,315

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

zufolge10 variantsUmfrage10 variantsbezogen10 variantsnegativ10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list