Akkumulation
[akumulaˈt͡si̯oːn]
The verdict
“Akkumulation” is an uncommon German word, ranked #58,520 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #58,520
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Anhäufung, Vermehrung von etwas
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Akkumulation |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [akumulaˈt͡si̯oːn] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #58,520 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Akkumulation” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Akkumulation is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [akumulaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #58,520 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Akkumulation, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Akkumulation, spelled A-K-K-U-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Anhäufung, Vermehrung von etwas
- 2Anhäufung von Produktionsmitteln oder Vermögen
- 3Ansammlung, Anhäufung von Ablagerungen, Sedimenten
- 4Anhäufung von Stilmitteln
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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.
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Using “Akkumulation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-K-K-U-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [akumulaˈt͡si̯oːn] (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.