Aktentasche

[ˈaktn̩ˌtaʃə]

/[ˈaktn̩ˌtaʃə]/ noun

The verdict

“Aktentasche” is uncommon German (frequency #53,445 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,445
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tasche für den Transport von Akten, Büchern und sonstigen Büromaterialien

Corpus desk

Index DE-aktentasche · Aktentasche · German

Aktentasche · rank #53,445 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,445
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Akrobatik

Nearest frequency peer: Akrobatik (-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 „Aktentasche“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aktentasche
PropertyValue
HeadwordAktentasche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaktn̩ˌtaʃə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#53,445
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Aktentasche“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Aktentaschefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Akrobatik“ (#53,444), „Aktienfonds“ (#53,446), „Akquisition“ (#53,443). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Aktentasche“ bei #53,445. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aktentasche is uncommon German at frequency #53,445 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaktn̩ˌtaʃə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tasche für den Transport von Akten, Büchern und sonstigen Büromaterialien".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Aktentasche in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Aktentasche, spelled A-K-T-E-N-T-A-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tasche für den Transport von Akten, Büchern und sonstigen Büromaterialien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Während er sprach, schaufelten seine Hände geschäftig Papierbündel aus seiner Aktentasche und ordneten sie auf dem Tisch scheinbar automatisch zu einem exakt abgezirkelten Muster.“
  2. „Er stellt seine Aktentasche auf den Boden, nimmt mir den Besen aus der Hand und beginnt mit vorsichtigen Bewegungen – er trägt Lederschuhe – den Schnee von der Markise zu schütteln.“

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); 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 "Aktentasche"?
"Aktentasche" is spelled A-K-T-E-N-T-A-S-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaktn̩ˌtaʃə].
What does "Aktentasche" mean?
As a noun, "Aktentasche" means: Tasche für den Transport von Akten, Büchern und sonstigen Büromaterialien
How do you pronounce "Aktentasche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aktentasche" is [ˈaktn̩ˌtaʃə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aktentasche" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list