aquila

[aˈkwila]

/[aˈkwila]/ noun

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The verdict

“aquila” is uncommon German (frequency #58,553 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,553
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein großer Raubvogel aus der Familie der Habichtartigen; der Adler

Corpus desk

Index DE-aquila · aquila · German

aquila · rank #58,553 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,553
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH anzumachen

Nearest frequency peer: anzumachen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „aquila“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „aquila“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aquila
PropertyValue
Headwordaquila
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈkwila]
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,553
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „aquila“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.aquilafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „anzumachen“ (#58,552), „Antoni“ (#58,551), „Arbeitskollegin“ (#58,555). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aquila“ bei #58,553. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aquila is uncommon German at frequency #58,553 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈkwila]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein großer Raubvogel aus der Familie der Habichtartigen; der Adler".

aquila doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 aquila, spelled A-Q-U-I-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein großer Raubvogel aus der Familie der Habichtartigen; der Adler

Synonyms

aguglia

This word in other languages

eagle(English)águila(Español)aigle(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aquila"?
"aquila" is spelled A-Q-U-I-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈkwila].
What does "aquila" mean?
As a noun, "aquila" means: ein großer Raubvogel aus der Familie der Habichtartigen; der Adler
How do you pronounce "aquila"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aquila" is [aˈkwila]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aquila" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aquila", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Antoni#58,551Attika#58,563angina#58,542Alfeld#58,522

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list