Which to use
“acer” is a noun and “acht” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,046
- “acer” frequency rank
- #899
- “acht” frequency rank
- 28945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acer | acht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stahl | die Kardinalzahl zwischen sieben und neun |
Letter map: acer vs acht
Shared letters muted; letters that set acer and acht apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. acer (VCVC) and acht (VCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: acer vs acht
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: acer is anoun and achtanum. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acer is recorded at frequency rank #28,046, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 28945, this pair ranks #1,775,764 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acer vs acht
Shared letters: ac. Private to "acer": er. Private to "acht": ht.
"acer" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "acht" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "acer" and "acht" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "acer" or "acht" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "acer" and "acht".
- Full dictionary entry for "acer" 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 #1,775,764 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acer" and "acht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acer vs puzzles". 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 #1,775,764 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.