akut

/[aˈkuːt]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,288

in German word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

akut is anGermanadj. It means: in diesem Moment (sehr) wichtig Pronounced [aˈkuːt]. Often confused with at and auf.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for akut is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈkuːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,288 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for akut, with forms such as "akkut", "aktu", and "akutt". 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 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 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 akut, spelled A-K-U-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: akkut,aktu,akutt,aukt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for akut

Misspelling Variants of "akut"

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Misspelling Variants of "akut"

Frequency rank: #15,288 in German

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