Akzidens
[ˈakt͡siˌdɛns]
The verdict
“Akzidens” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein zufälliges Phänomen, das nicht unbedingt zum Wesen einer Sache gehört
Corpus desk
Index DE-akzidens · Akzidens · German
Akzidens · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Akzidens |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈakt͡siˌdɛns] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Akzidens“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Akzidens is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈakt͡siˌdɛns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Akzidens in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Akzidens, spelled A-K-Z-I-D-E-N-S.
Definition
- 1ein zufälliges Phänomen, das nicht unbedingt zum Wesen einer Sache gehört
- 2Versetzungszeichen, das innerhalb eines Taktes zu den Noten hinzutritt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Akzidens appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Zufall, das Akzidens, wird nach der aristotelischen Logik als von außen kommender Zusatz dem Notwendigen, der Substanz, entgegengesetzt.“
„Obwohl sie [die Philosophen] sich selbst nicht kennen […], so rühmen sie sich dennoch, sie sähen die Ideen, die Formen, die Materien, die Eigenschaften und die Akzidentien, und das sind doch so subtile Dinge, daß meiner Meinung nach niemand sie sehen kann, und hätte er Luchsaugen.“
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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.