Aktion

/[akˈt͡si̯oːn]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,377

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

Aktion is aGermannoun. It means: Unternehmung, um etwas Bestimmtes zu erreichen Pronounced [akˈt͡si̯oːn]. It ranks #1,377 in German word frequency. Often confused with aktiv and Anton.

Key facts for Aktion
PropertyValue
HeadwordAktion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[akˈt͡si̯oːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,377
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Aktion in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Aktion is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [akˈt͡si̯oːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,377 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Aktion, with forms such as "akiton", "akktion", and "aktino". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "aktiv", "Anton", "aktive", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Aktion, spelled A-K-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unternehmung, um etwas Bestimmtes zu erreichen
  2. 2
    Sonderangebot oder eine Sonderverkaufsregelung in einem Geschäft
  3. 3
    Wirkung

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: akiton,akktion,aktino,aktionn,aktoin,akttion,atkion,kation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Aktion

Misspelling Variants of "Aktion"

akiton6akktion7aktino6aktionn7aktoin6akttion7atkion6kation6
Misspelling Variants of "Aktion"

Frequency rank: #1,377 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aktion"?
"Aktion" is spelled A-K-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [akˈt͡si̯oːn].
What does "Aktion" mean?
As a noun, "Aktion" means: Unternehmung, um etwas Bestimmtes zu erreichen
What words are commonly confused with "Aktion"?
"Aktion" is commonly confused with "aktiv", "Anton", "aktive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Aktion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aktion" is [akˈt͡si̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aktion" come from?
"Aktion" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.