Akelei
German, noun/akəˈlaɪ̯/
Akelei is spelled A-K-E-L-E-I (6 letters) and appears about once in every 17 million words in written German, the 228,970th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Akelei is a German feminine noun meaning “columbine (any plant of the genus Aquilegia)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ausdauernde krautige Pflanze mit Rhizom, ein- bis mehrfach dreizählig gefiederten Laubblättern und…”.
What does Akelei mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecolumbine (any plant of the genus Aquilegia)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ausdauernde krautige Pflanze mit Rhizom, ein- bis mehrfach dreizählig gefiederten Laubblättern und radiärsymmetrischen gespornten Blüten in Dolden oder Rispen; einige Arten und Sorten auch Zierpflanzen für Gärten und als Schnittblumen 2. Gattung der Familie Hahnenfußgewächse
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Akelei
- Akeleien plural
- Agelei alternative
- Aklei alternative
- Aglei alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Akelei?
- /akəˈlaɪ̯/
- [akəˈlaɪ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Akelei
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Akelei in German?
Akelei appears about once in every 17 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).