Akzent

/[akˈt͡sɛnt]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,674

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Akzent is aGermannoun. It means: typische Eigenschaft der Aussprache oder des Tonfalls einer Sprache (oft die eines Fremdsprachigen, der die Muttersprache des Zuhörers spricht) Pronounced [akˈt͡sɛnt]. It ranks #8,674 in German word frequency. Often confused with ätzend and Akzente.

Key facts for Akzent
PropertyValue
HeadwordAkzent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[akˈt͡sɛnt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,674
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Akzent is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [akˈt͡sɛnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,674 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Akzent, with forms such as "akeznt", "akkzent", and "akzennt". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "ätzend", "Akzente", "Akten", 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 Akzent, spelled A-K-Z-E-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    typische Eigenschaft der Aussprache oder des Tonfalls einer Sprache (oft die eines Fremdsprachigen, der die Muttersprache des Zuhörers spricht)
  2. 2
    Betonung eines Satzes, Wortes, einer Silbe oder eines Lauts
  3. 3
    Zeichen, das Betonungen ([2]) oder abweichende Aussprache kennzeichnet
  4. 4
    Zeichen in der Notation, das angibt, welche Musiknoten betont werden sollen
  5. 5
    besondere Betonung oder Hervorhebung eines Sachverhalts

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: akeznt,akkzent,akzennt,akzentt,akzetn,akznet,akzzent,azkent,kazent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Akzent

Misspelling Variants of "Akzent"

akeznt6akkzent7akzennt7akzentt7akzetn6akznet6akzzent7azkent6
Misspelling Variants of "Akzent"

Frequency rank: #8,674 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Akzent"?
"Akzent" is spelled A-K-Z-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [akˈt͡sɛnt].
What does "Akzent" mean?
As a noun, "Akzent" means: typische Eigenschaft der Aussprache oder des Tonfalls einer Sprache (oft die eines Fremdsprachigen, der die Muttersprache des Zuhörers spricht)
What words are commonly confused with "Akzent"?
"Akzent" is commonly confused with "ätzend", "Akzente", "Akten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Akzent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Akzent" is [akˈt͡sɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Akzent" come from?
"Akzent" 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.