akral

[aˈkʁaːl]

/[aˈkʁaːl]/ adj

The verdict

“akral” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Akren betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-akral · akral · German

akral · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for akral
PropertyValue
Headwordakral
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aˈkʁaːl]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „akral“ im Deutschen

akralliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

akral is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [aˈkʁaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Akren betreffend".

No misspelling variants are generated for akral in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is akral, spelled A-K-R-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Akren betreffend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Das akrale In-situ-Melanom ist oft schwer von einem akralen Nävus zu unterscheiden.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "akral"?
"akral" is spelled A-K-R-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈkʁaːl].
What does "akral" mean?
As an adjective, "akral" means: die Akren betreffend
How do you pronounce "akral"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "akral" is [aˈkʁaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "akral" come from?
"akral" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list