Akne

[ˈaknə]

/[ˈaknə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Akne” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #30,905) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#30,905
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
2
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - krankhafte Veränderung der Haut mit Bildung entzündlicher Pusteln

Corpus desk

Index DE-akne · Akne · German

Akne · rank #30,905 · 2 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,905
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 2 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Agatha

Nearest frequency peer: Agatha (-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 „Akne“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Akne“ 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).

Akne vs an
25% similar
Akne vs and
25% similar
Akne vs ans
25% similar

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

Key facts for Akne
PropertyValue
HeadwordAkne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaknə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#30,905
Misspellings tracked2
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Akne“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Agatha“ (#30,904), „Aktionär“ (#30,906), „Alp“ (#30,907). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Akne“ bei #30,905. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Akne is neighbouring look-alikes ("an", "and", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈaknə]. Frequency #30,905 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Gloss: "krankhafte Veränderung der Haut mit Bildung entzündlicher Pusteln".

Our generated misspelling index lists 2 likely wrong-spelling variants for Akne, including "aken" and "akkne". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "an", "and", "ans", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Akne, spelled A-K-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    krankhafte Veränderung der Haut mit Bildung entzündlicher Pusteln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Viele Jugendliche leiden während der Pubertät unter Akne und sehen sich Spott ausgesetzt.
  2. „Er war höchstens zwanzig Jahre alt, vor wenigen Jahren noch musste er an starker Akne gelitten haben.“

Synonyms

Gesichtspickel

This word in other languages

acne(English)acné(Español)acné(Français)acne(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aken
  • akkne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Akne - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aken2akkne1
Edit distance from "Akne"

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 "Akne"?
"Akne" is spelled A-K-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaknə].
What does "Akne" mean?
As a noun, "Akne" means: krankhafte Veränderung der Haut mit Bildung entzündlicher Pusteln
What words are commonly confused with "Akne"?
"Akne" is commonly confused with "an", "and", "ans". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Akne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Akne" is [ˈaknə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Akne" come from?
"Akne" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

amos#30,908Wied#30,872bene#30,949blow#30,964

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list