Which to use
“acht” is a num and “achtet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #899
- “acht” frequency rank
- #10,030
- “achtet” frequency rank
- 10929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acht | achtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Kardinalzahl zwischen sieben und neun | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs achten |
Where the eye mixes acht and achtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. acht runs 4 letters (VCCC) against achtet's 6 (VCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between acht and achtet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acht is [axt] while achtet is [ˈaxtət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “acht” sits inside “achtet”, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acht is recorded at frequency rank #899, classified as anum, pronounced [axt]. achtet is at rank #10,030, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaxtət].
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 10929, this pair ranks #1,972,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acht vs achtet
Shared letters: acht. Private to "acht": -. Private to "achtet": e.
"acht" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "achtet" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acht" for "achtet" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "acht" or "achtet" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acht" and "achtet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "acht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "achtet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acht" and "achtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achtet vs achtete". 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 #1,972,585 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.