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The verdict

“ako” is uncommon German (frequency #87,369 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,369
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - wie

Key facts for ako
PropertyValue
Headwordako
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#87,369
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ako” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ako lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ako is uncommon German at frequency #87,369 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ako in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ako, spelled A-K-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    wie
  2. 2
    leitet einen Ausruf ein; wie
  3. 3
    auf welche Weise, wie

Synonyms

akože

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 "ako"?
"ako" is spelled A-K-O. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "ako" mean?
As an adverb, "ako" means: wie
How do you pronounce "ako"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ako" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ako" come from?
"ako" 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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Using “ako”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-K-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list