Which to use
“8” and “acht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #287
- “8” frequency rank
- #899
- “acht” frequency rank
- 1186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | 8 | acht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine arabische Ziffer (ein Zahlzeichen), welche die Zahl Acht darstellt | die Kardinalzahl zwischen sieben und neun |
Same sound, different letters: 8 vs acht
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. No shared letter run - the mix-up is pure homophony. 8 runs 0 letters () against acht's 4 (VCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - 8 / acht
This is the hard kind. 8 and acht are pronounced identically ([axt]) and both work as anum. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
8 is recorded at frequency rank #287, classified as anum, pronounced [axt]. acht is at rank #899, tagged as anum, pronounced [axt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 1186, this pair ranks #2,004,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of 8 vs acht
Shared letters: none. Private to "8": -. Private to "acht": acht.
"8" · 0 letters · shape · "acht" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acht ← accht · achht · achtt · acth · ahct · caht
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "8" and "acht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "8" or "acht"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "8" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "acht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "8" and "acht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acht vs Ahr". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #2,004,767 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.