Akzentverschiebung
German, noun[akˈt͡sɛntfɛɐ̯ˌʃiːbʊŋ]
Akzentverschiebung is spelled A-K-Z-E-N-T-V-E-R-S-C-H-I-E-B-U-N-G (18 letters) and appears about once in every 39 million words in written German, the 371,567th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Akzentverschiebung is a German feminine noun meaning “shift of stress / emphasis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verlagerung des Schwerpunkts von Bemühungen”.
What does Akzentverschiebung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshift of stress / emphasis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verlagerung des Schwerpunkts von Bemühungen 2. Verschiebung des Akzents an eine andere Stelle
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 Akzentverschiebung
- Akzentverschiebungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Akzentverschiebung?
- [akˈt͡sɛntfɛɐ̯ˌʃiːbʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Akzentverschiebung in German?
Akzentverschiebung appears about once in every 39 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).