attacks

[əˈtæks]

/[əˈtæks]/ noun

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The verdict

“attacks” is uncommon German (frequency #88,655 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,655
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs attack

Key facts for attacks
PropertyValue
Headwordattacks
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[əˈtæks]
Letters7
Frequency rank#88,655
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “attacks” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). attacks lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

attacks is uncommon German at frequency #88,655 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [əˈtæks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Plural des Substantivs attack".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for attacks, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is attacks, spelled A-T-T-A-C-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs attack

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 "attacks"?
"attacks" is spelled A-T-T-A-C-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is [əˈtæks].
What does "attacks" mean?
As a noun, "attacks" means: Plural des Substantivs attack
How do you pronounce "attacks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "attacks" is [əˈtæks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "attacks" come from?
"attacks" 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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Using “attacks”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-T-T-A-C-K-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [əˈtæks] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list