alle Achtung

[ˈalə ˈaxtʊŋ]

/[ˈalə ˈaxtʊŋ]/ intj

The verdict

“alle Achtung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. 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) - das verdient Anerkennung, Respekt

Corpus desk

Index DE-alle-achtung · alle Achtung · German

alle Achtung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for alle Achtung
PropertyValue
Headwordalle Achtung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechInterjection
IPA[ˈalə ˈaxtʊŋ]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „alle Achtung“ im Deutschen

alle Achtungliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

alle Achtung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [ˈalə ˈaxtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das verdient Anerkennung, Respekt".

No generated misspelling entries exist for alle Achtung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is alle Achtung, spelled A-L-L-E- -A-C-H-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    das verdient Anerkennung, Respekt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how alle Achtung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Sie musste zu dieser Anhörung und zu jenem Pressetermin – alle Achtung, wie sie das gemeistert hat.“
  2. Alle Achtung! Das hätte ich nicht vermutet, dass du das warst! Toll gemacht!

Synonyms

ChapeauHut abnicht schlechtnicht übelRespekt

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alle Achtung"?
"alle Achtung" is spelled A-L-L-E- -A-C-H-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈalə ˈaxtʊŋ].
What does "alle Achtung" mean?
As an interjection, "alle Achtung" means: das verdient Anerkennung, Respekt
How do you pronounce "alle Achtung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alle Achtung" is [ˈalə ˈaxtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alle Achtung" come from?
"alle Achtung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list