Personalakten

[pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌʔaktn̩]

/[pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌʔaktn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Personalakten” is uncommon German (frequency #88,114 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,114
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

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

Key facts for Personalakten
PropertyValue
HeadwordPersonalakten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌʔaktn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#88,114
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Personalakten” 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). Personalakten 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

Personalakten is uncommon German at frequency #88,114 among 49,534 “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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Using “Personalakten”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-A-K-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɛʁzoˈnaːlˌʔaktn̩] (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