Which to use
“acht” is a num and “Amt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #899
- “acht” frequency rank
- #1,279
- “Amt” frequency rank
- 2178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acht | Amt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Kardinalzahl zwischen sieben und neun | eine mit Würde und Verantwortung verbundene offizielle (staatliche) Stellung |
Where the eye mixes acht and Amt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between acht and Amt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: acht is [axt] while Amt is [amt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acht is recorded at frequency rank #899, classified as anum, pronounced [axt]. Amt is at rank #1,279, tagged as anoun, pronounced [amt].
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 2178, this pair ranks #2,002,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acht vs Amt
Shared letters: at. Private to "acht": ch. Private to "Amt": m.
"acht" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "Amt" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acht ← accht · achht · achtt · acth · ahct · caht
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acht" and "Amt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "acht" vs "Amt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "acht" and "Amt" 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 "Amt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,002,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acht" and "Amt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Amt vs AUD". 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 #2,002,929 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.