Akkumulation

[akumulaˈt͡si̯oːn]

/[akumulaˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Akkumulation” is uncommon German (frequency #58,520 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,520
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anhäufung, Vermehrung von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-akkumulation · Akkumulation · German

Akkumulation · rank #58,520 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,520
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH AKWs

Nearest frequency peer: AKWs (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Akkumulation“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Akkumulation“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Akkumulation
PropertyValue
HeadwordAkkumulation
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[akumulaˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters12
Frequency rank#58,520
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Akkumulation“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Akkumulationfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „AKWs“ (#58,521), „Alfeld“ (#58,522), „Adliger“ (#58,517). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Akkumulation“ bei #58,520. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Akkumulation is uncommon German at frequency #58,520 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [akumulaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Anhäufung, Vermehrung von etwas
  2. 2
    Anhäufung von Produktionsmitteln oder Vermögen
  3. 3
    Ansammlung, Anhäufung von Ablagerungen, Sedimenten
  4. 4
    Anhäufung von Stilmitteln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es gibt eine Akkumulation von Schadstoffen im Wasser.
  2. Man kann eine Akkumulation von Reichtum in einem kleinen Teil der Bevölkerung feststellen.

Synonyms

KapitalakkumulationAccumulatioWorthäufung

Antonyms

VerlustVerringerung

This word in other languages

accumulation(English)accumulation(Français)

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 "Akkumulation"?
"Akkumulation" is spelled A-K-K-U-M-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [akumulaˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Akkumulation" mean?
As a noun, "Akkumulation" means: Anhäufung, Vermehrung von etwas
How do you pronounce "Akkumulation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Akkumulation" is [akumulaˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Akkumulation" come from?
"Akkumulation" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abwandlungen#58,515abgehaltenen#58,509angesiedelte#58,541angreifenden#58,543

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list