Which to use
“acht” is a num and “ADHS” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #899
- “acht” frequency rank
- #20,817
- “ADHS” frequency rank
- 21716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acht | ADHS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Kardinalzahl zwischen sieben und neun | Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörung, Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätssyndrom |
Where the eye mixes acht and ADHS
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. acht and ADHS follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: acht vs ADHS
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acht is [axt] while ADHS is [aːdeːhaːˈʔɛs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs abbrev), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acht is recorded at frequency rank #899, classified as anum, pronounced [axt]. ADHS is at rank #20,817, tagged as anabbrev, pronounced [aːdeːhaːˈʔɛs].
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 21716, this pair ranks #1,882,988 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acht vs ADHS
Shared letters: ah. Private to "acht": ct. Private to "ADHS": ds.
"acht" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "ADHS" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "acht" for "ADHS" ever safe?
Which is more common, "acht" or "ADHS"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "acht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ADHS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,882,988 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acht" and "ADHS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ADHS vs avis". 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 #1,882,988 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.