AchtevsAhneConfusable pair

Which to use

“Achte” and “Ahne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,756
“Achte” frequency rank
#37,946
“Ahne” frequency rank
44702
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Achte Ahne
Definition Synonym für den Monat August im kaufmännischen und Verwaltungsbereich Vorfahr

Where the eye mixes Achte and Ahne

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Achte
4 ch
Ahne

Visual trap between Achte and Ahne

A purely visual mix-up. Achte ([ˈaxtə]) and Ahne ([ˈaːnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Achte is recorded at frequency rank #6,756, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaxtə]. Ahne is at rank #37,946, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːnə].

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 44702, this pair ranks #1,377,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Achte vs Ahne

Shared letters: aeh. Private to "Achte": ct. Private to "Ahne": n.

"Achte" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV  ·  "Ahne" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Achteacchte · achet · achhte · achtte · acthe · ahcte · cahte
  • Ahneahen · ahhne · hane

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Achte" and "Ahne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaxtə] versus [ˈaːnə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Achte" vs "Ahne" - which ranks higher?
"Achte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,756 in our German list, against #37,946 for "Ahne". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Achte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ahne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,377,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Achte" and "Ahne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ahne vs Atze". 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 #1,377,537 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list