Which to use
“acer” and “Achter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,046
- “acer” frequency rank
- #18,146
- “Achter” frequency rank
- 46192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acer | Achter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stahl | die Ziffer 8 oder etwas, das die Ziffer 8 trägt (zum Beispiel ein Sportler mit der Trikotnummer 8) |
Letter map: acer vs Achter
Shared letters muted; letters that set acer and Achter apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. acer runs 4 letters (VCVC) against Achter's 6 (VCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: acer and Achter
acer and Achter are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acer is recorded at frequency rank #28,046, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Achter is at rank #18,146, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaxtɐ].
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 46192, this pair ranks #1,327,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of acer vs Achter
Shared letters: acer. Private to "acer": -. Private to "Achter": ht.
"acer" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Achter" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acer" and "Achter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acer" vs "Achter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "acer" and "Achter".
- Full dictionary entry for "acer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Achter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,327,400 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acer" and "Achter" 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 #1,327,400 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.