akan

/ɐ.ˈkã/

//ɐ.ˈkã// adj

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The verdict

“akan” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,668 among 4,352 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,668
frequency rank, Portuguese
4,352
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - relativo aos akans, etnia que habita a África Ocidental

Key facts for akan
PropertyValue
Headwordakan
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɐ.ˈkã/
Letters4
Frequency rank#77,668
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “akan” sits in Portuguese 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). akan 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

akan is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,668 among 4,352 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ɐ.ˈkã/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for akan, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is akan, spelled A-K-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    relativo aos akans, etnia que habita a África Ocidental
  2. 2
    relativo ao idioma akan

Synonyms

acã

This word in other languages

acano(Español)akan(Français)Akan(Deutsch)

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "akan"?
"akan" is spelled A-K-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɐ.ˈkã/.
What does "akan" mean?
As an adjective, "akan" means: relativo aos akans, etnia que habita a África Ocidental
How do you pronounce "akan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "akan" is /ɐ.ˈkã/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "akan" come from?
"akan" is a Portuguese 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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Using “akan”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is A-K-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɐ.ˈkã/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese 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