akut
German, adjective
akut is spelled A-K-U-T (4 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written German, the 15,332nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Akut is a German adjective meaning “acute, sudden” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Akut is a different word: “acute accent”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “in diesem Moment (sehr) wichtig”.
What does akut mean in English?
adjective
- 1
acute, sudden
akute Atemnot
- 2
urgent, immediate
Die Situation ist gefärhlich, aber es besteht keine akute Bedrohung.
noun
- 1
masculineacute accent
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. in diesem Moment (sehr) wichtig 2. unvermutet auftretend, rasch und heftig verlaufend
noun: 1. Anzeige eines steigenden Akzents der betreffenden Silbe 2. Anzeige einer geschlossenen Aussprache des betreffenden Vokals
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of akut
- akuter masculine nominative singular
- am akutesten superlative
- akute feminine nominative singular
- akutes neuter nominative singular
- akuten genitive masculine singular
- akutem dative masculine singular
- der akute definite includes-article masculine
- die akute definite feminine includes-article
- das akute definite includes-article neuter
- die akuten definite includes-article nominative
- des akuten definite genitive includes-article
- der akuten definite feminine genitive
- dem akuten dative definite includes-article
- ´ symbol
- Akute nominative plural
- Akuts genitive singular
- Akutes genitive singular
- Akuten dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to akut
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is akut in German?
akut appears 3.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).