Akademiker

[akaˈdeːmɪkɐ]

/[akaˈdeːmɪkɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Akademiker” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,287. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,287
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die eine Hochschule erfolgreich besucht und mit Examen abgeschlossen hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-akademiker · Akademiker · German

Akademiker · rank #15,287 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,287
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abteilungslei…

Nearest frequency peer: Abteilungsleiter (-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 „Akademiker“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Akademiker“ 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).

Akademiker vs Akademikern
91% similar
Akademiker vs Akademie
80% similar
Akademiker vs Akademien
80% similar

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

Key facts for Akademiker
PropertyValue
HeadwordAkademiker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[akaˈdeːmɪkɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#15,287
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Akademiker“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Akademikerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abteilungsleiter“ (#15,286), „akut“ (#15,288), „Abkommens“ (#15,285). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Akademiker“ bei #15,287. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Akademiker (IPA [akaˈdeːmɪkɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,287 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Akademiker, with forms such as "aakdemiker", "akaddemiker", and "akadeimker". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Akademikern", "Akademie", "Akademien", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Akademiker, spelled A-K-A-D-E-M-I-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die eine Hochschule erfolgreich besucht und mit Examen abgeschlossen hat
  2. 2
    Mitglied einer Akademie

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Akademiker kann man nur durch eine erfolgreiche Ausbildung an einer Hochschule werden.
  2. „Ob Personen aus den oberen Strata der Gesellschaft oder Akademiker, mehr und mehr gingen nun dazu über, einander je nach ihrer Akzeptanz oder Ablehnung von Darwins großer Entdeckung geistig und gesellschaftlich einzuordnen.“

Synonyms

Hochschulabsolvent

Antonyms

Nichtakademiker

This word in other languages

graduate(English)titulado(Español)universitaire(Français)acadêmico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aakdemiker
  • akaddemiker
  • akadeimker
  • akademiekr
  • akademikerr
  • akademikker
  • akademikre
  • akademkier
  • akademmiker
  • akadmeiker
  • akaedmiker
  • akdaemiker
  • akkademiker
  • kaademiker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Akademiker - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aakdemiker2akaddemiker1akadeimker2akademiekr2akademikerr1akademikker1akademikre2akademkier2
Edit distance from "Akademiker"

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 "Akademiker"?
"Akademiker" is spelled A-K-A-D-E-M-I-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [akaˈdeːmɪkɐ].
What does "Akademiker" mean?
As a noun, "Akademiker" means: Person, die eine Hochschule erfolgreich besucht und mit Examen abgeschlossen hat
What words are commonly confused with "Akademiker"?
"Akademiker" is commonly confused with "Akademikern", "Akademie", "Akademien". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Akademiker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Akademiker" is [akaˈdeːmɪkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Akademiker" come from?
"Akademiker" 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 "Akademiker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list