akut

[aˈkuːt]

/[aˈkuːt]/ adj

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The verdict

“akut” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #15,288) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#15,288
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in diesem Moment (sehr) wichtig

Corpus desk

Index DE-akut · akut · German

akut · rank #15,288 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,288
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Akademiker

Nearest frequency peer: Akademiker (-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 „akut“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „akut“ 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).

akut vs at
50% similar
akut vs auf
50% similar
akut vs aus
50% similar

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

Key facts for akut
PropertyValue
Headwordakut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aˈkuːt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,288
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „akut“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).akutliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Akademiker“ (#15,287), „Akuten“ (#15,289), „Abteilungsleiter“ (#15,286). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „akut“ bei #15,288. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for akut is neighbouring look-alikes ("at", "auf", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced [aˈkuːt]. Frequency #15,288 among 6,976 “A” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for akut, with forms such as "akkut", "aktu", and "akutt". 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, "at", "auf", "aus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is akut, spelled A-K-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    in diesem Moment (sehr) wichtig
  2. 2
    unvermutet auftretend, rasch und heftig verlaufend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die damalige Wissenslücke stellte sich als akutes Problem dar.
  2. „Wer gefahrenträchtige Ereignisse auf sich zutreiben läßt, wird sich bestenfalls als ein gutwilliger, an der Aufgabe wachsender, wohl kaum aber als ein sehr kompetenter Krisenmanager in der akuten Situation erweisen.“

Antonyms

chronisch

This word in other languages

acute(English)agudo(Español)urgent(Français)agudo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akkut
  • aktu
  • akutt
  • aukt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of akut - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

akkut1aktu2akutt1aukt2
Edit distance from "akut"

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 "akut"?
"akut" is spelled A-K-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈkuːt].
What does "akut" mean?
As an adjective, "akut" means: in diesem Moment (sehr) wichtig
What words are commonly confused with "akut"?
"akut" is commonly confused with "at", "auf", "aus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "akut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "akut" is [aˈkuːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "akut" come from?
"akut" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Amts#15,291Abel#15,282Aura#15,302Zink#15,274

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list