Personalakten

[pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌʔaktn̩]

/[pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌʔaktn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“Personalakten” is uncommon German (frequency #88,114 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,114
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Personalakte

Corpus desk

Index DE-personalakten · Personalakten · German

Personalakten · rank #88,114 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,114
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH peripher

Nearest frequency peer: peripher (-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 „Personalakten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Personalakten
PropertyValue
HeadwordPersonalakten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌʔaktn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#88,114
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Personalakten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „peripher“ (#88,113), „pena“ (#88,112), „Personalwirtschaft“ (#88,116). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Personalakten“ bei #88,114. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Personalakten is uncommon German at frequency #88,114 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌʔaktn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Personalakten, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Personalakten, spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-A-K-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Personalakte
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Personalakte
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Personalakte
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Personalakte

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 "Personalakten"?
"Personalakten" is spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-A-K-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌʔaktn̩].
What does "Personalakten" mean?
As a noun, "Personalakten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Personalakte
How do you pronounce "Personalakten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Personalakten" is [pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌʔaktn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Personalakten" come from?
"Personalakten" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list