Akkadian
/əˈkeɪ.di.ən/
"akkadian" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Akkadian” is uncommon English (frequency #62,665 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,665
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the Akkadian language of ancient Mesopotamia.
Corpus desk
Index EN-akkadian · Akkadian · English
Akkadian · rank #62,665 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,665
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Akio
Nearest frequency peer: Akio (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “Akkadian”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Agron
Agron
37,341 corpus weight
- AJC
AJC
37,338 corpus weight
- Akio
Akio
37,337 corpus weight
- Akkadian
Akkadian
37,336 corpus weight
- Albanese
Albanese
37,334 corpus weight
- Aleister
Aleister
37,332 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Akkadian” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Akkadian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /əˈkeɪ.di.ən/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,665 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Akkadian” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Akkadian is uncommon English at frequency #62,665 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /əˈkeɪ.di.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Akkadian has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Akkad + -ian. The correct English form is Akkadian, spelled A-K-K-A-D-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to the Akkadian language of ancient Mesopotamia.
- 2Of or pertaining to the Akkadian Empire.
Etymology
From Akkad + -ian.
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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