Akanthus
[aˈkantʊs]
The verdict
“Akanthus” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Bärenklau, eine stachlige Staudenpflanze der Mittelmeerländer
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Akanthus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈkantʊs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Akanthus” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Akanthus is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈkantʊs]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for Akanthus in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Akanthus, spelled A-K-A-N-T-H-U-S.
Definition
- 1der Bärenklau, eine stachlige Staudenpflanze der Mittelmeerländer
- 2ein Ornament, das nach Vorlage von Akanthusblättern gefertigt ist
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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.
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Using “Akanthus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-K-A-N-T-H-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈkantʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.