Akkad
\a.kad\
The verdict
“Akkad” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville antique de Basse-Mésopotamie, ancienne capitale de l'Empire d'Akkad, fondé par Sargon l'Ancien.
Corpus desk
Index FR-akkad · Akkad · French
Akkad · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Akkad |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \a.kad\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Akkad is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \a.kad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ville antique de Basse-Mésopotamie, ancienne capitale de l'Empire d'Akkad, fondé par Sargon l'Ancien.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Akkad in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Akkad, spelled A-K-K-A-D.
Definition
- 1Ville antique de Basse-Mésopotamie, ancienne capitale de l'Empire d'Akkad, fondé par Sargon l'Ancien.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Akkad appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Selon le texte dit de la Malédiction d'Akkad, la ville est prise et pillée par les Gutis.
Depuis le Déluge jusqu’au temps où Babylone eut conquis l’hégémonie sur toute la région de Sumer et d’Akkad, onze villes purent se glorifier d’avoir, une ou plusieurs fois et pendant des périodes plus ou moins longues, exercé le pouvoir souverain. À l’époque légendaire qui suit le grand cataclysme, Kish, la première, étend sa domination sur les cités vois…
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.