Axis

[ˈaksis]

/[ˈaksis]/ noun

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The verdict

“Axis” is uncommon German (frequency #51,134 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,134
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Achse, Mittellinie (zum Beispiel eines Organs)

Corpus desk

Index DE-axis · Axis · German

Axis · rank #51,134 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,134
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH bac

Nearest frequency peer: bac (+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 „Axis“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Axis
PropertyValue
HeadwordAxis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaksis]
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,134
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Axis“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Axisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „bac“ (#51,135), „Autosalon“ (#51,132), „Badeort“ (#51,136). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Axis“ bei #51,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Axis is uncommon German at frequency #51,134 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaksis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Axis doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Axis, spelled A-X-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Achse, Mittellinie (zum Beispiel eines Organs)
  2. 2
    Der zweite Halswirbel der menschlichen Wirbelsäule

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Zusammen mit dem Atlas ermöglicht der Axis die Drehung des Kopfes.

Synonyms

AchseMittelline

This word in other languages

axis(English)axis(Español)axe(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 "Axis"?
"Axis" is spelled A-X-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaksis].
What does "Axis" mean?
As a noun, "Axis" means: Achse, Mittellinie (zum Beispiel eines Organs)
How do you pronounce "Axis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Axis" is [ˈaksis]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Axis" come from?
"Axis" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bent#51,154ABGB#51,076COPD#51,208cove#51,211

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list