Akanthus
[aˈkantʊs]
The verdict
“Akanthus” 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) - der Bärenklau, eine stachlige Staudenpflanze der Mittelmeerländer
Corpus desk
Index DE-akanthus · Akanthus · German
Akanthus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Akanthus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈkantʊs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Akanthus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Akanthus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈkantʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Akanthus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Akanthus wird vereinzelt als Zierpflanze kultiviert, ist aber nur bedingt winterhart.
Vor allem korinthische Kapitelle wurden mit Akanthus verziert.
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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.