akut

/aˈkuːt/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Meaning

acute
- Der Patient hat akute Schmerzen.
  
  The patient has acute pain.

Similar words

Close in one sense — spitz is pointed/sharp describing a shape (a spitzer Winkel, an acute angle); akut is the technical/medical word "acute," which also describes that same sharp angle.

Similar in other languages

English

keen

Close — acute relates to keen (enthusiastic, sharp interest).

Spanish

incisivo

Close — acute relates to incisive.

Practice

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Last updated 2026-09-29