Which to use
“acht” is a num and “aut” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #899
- “acht” frequency rank
- #20,843
- “aut” frequency rank
- 21742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | acht | aut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Kardinalzahl zwischen sieben und neun | einen Unterschied anzeigend; oder |
Letter map: acht vs aut
Shared letters muted; letters that set acht and aut apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. acht runs 4 letters (VCCC) against aut's 3 (VVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: acht vs aut
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: acht is anum and autaconjunction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21742, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
acht is recorded at frequency rank #899, classified as anum, pronounced [axt]. aut is at rank #20,843, tagged as aconj.
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 21742, this pair ranks #1,882,679 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of acht vs aut
Shared letters: at. Private to "acht": ch. Private to "aut": u.
"acht" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "aut" · 3 letters · shape VVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- acht ← accht · achht · achtt · acth · ahct · caht
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "acht" and "aut" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "acht" or "aut"?
After this comparison
Pair "acht" vs "aut" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "acht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,882,679 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "acht" and "aut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "AUD vs aut". 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 #1,882,679 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.