akzentuieren
[akt͡sɛntuˈiːʁən]
The verdict
“akzentuieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas stark betonen, deutlich hervorheben; einen Akzent setzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-akzentuieren · akzentuieren · German
akzentuieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | akzentuieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [akt͡sɛntuˈiːʁən] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „akzentuieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
akzentuieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [akt͡sɛntuˈiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas stark betonen, deutlich hervorheben; einen Akzent setzen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for akzentuieren, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is akzentuieren, spelled A-K-Z-E-N-T-U-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas stark betonen, deutlich hervorheben; einen Akzent setzen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how akzentuieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die blauen Griffe akzentuieren den ansonsten langweiligen Schrank.
Benjamins Programm, das ich hier auf die Problematik der Schrift und des Schreibens akzentuiere, versucht eine Reihe von geschichtlichen Problemen begrifflich neu zu fassen, zu aktualisieren und miteinander zu verschweißen.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.