-ake
[akɛ]
The verdict
“-ake” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a suffix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - -liche, -ische, -hafte und so weiter
Corpus desk
Index DE-ake · -ake · German
-ake · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "-" 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 | -ake |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Suffix |
| IPA | [akɛ] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „-ake“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
-ake is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as asuffix, transcribed [akɛ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for -ake, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 -ake, spelled --A-K-E.
Definition
- 1-liche, -ische, -hafte und so weiter
- 2-liche, -ische, -hafte und so weiter
- 3-er und -in und so weiter
- 4-er und -innen und so weiter
This word in other languages
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.