Akku

[ˈaku]

/[ˈaku]/ noun

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The verdict

“Akku” sits in 14 confusable pairs (corpus #5,338) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#5,338
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Akkumulator; eine wiederaufladbare Batterie

Corpus desk

Index DE-akku · Akku · German

Akku · rank #5,338 · 3 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,338
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abwarten

Nearest frequency peer: abwarten (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Akku“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Akku“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Akku vs AKW
25% similar
Akku vs AOK
25% similar
Akku vs Alu
50% similar

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

Key facts for Akku
PropertyValue
HeadwordAkku
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaku]
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,338
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Akku“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Akkuliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abwarten“ (#5,337), „angeschlossen“ (#5,339), „Abendessen“ (#5,336). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Akku“ bei #5,338. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Akku is neighbouring look-alikes ("AKW", "AOK", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈaku]. Frequency #5,338 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Gloss: "Akkumulator; eine wiederaufladbare Batterie".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Akku, with forms such as "aku", "akuk", and "kaku". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "AKW", "AOK", "Alu", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Akku, spelled A-K-K-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Akkumulator; eine wiederaufladbare Batterie

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich betreibe meinen MP3-Spieler mit Akkus.
  2. „Und weil die Montage eines zusätzlichen Steckers und ein paar weiterer Bauteile aus dem Regal jetzt den großen Aufwand nicht mehr bedeutet hat, machte Mercedes-Benz sein Brennstoffzellenauto gleich zum Plug-in-Hybrid, dessen Akku man an der Steckdose laden kann.“

Synonyms

BatterieSpeicherzelle

This word in other languages

accumulator(English)batería(Español)accu(Français)acumulador(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aku
  • akuk
  • kaku

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Akku - 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.

aku1akuk2kaku2
Edit distance from "Akku"

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 "Akku"?
"Akku" is spelled A-K-K-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaku].
What does "Akku" mean?
As a noun, "Akku" means: Akkumulator; eine wiederaufladbare Batterie
What words are commonly confused with "Akku"?
"Akku" is commonly confused with "AKW", "AOK", "Alu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Akku"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Akku" is [ˈaku]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Akku" come from?
"Akku" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Akku", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Axel#5,342Emma#5,355treu#5,320Taxi#5,316

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list