Which to use
“achtel” is an adjective and “achtet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,190
- “achtel” frequency rank
- #10,030
- “achtet” frequency rank
- 49220
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achtel | achtet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus einem von acht gleich großen Teilen bestehend | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs achten |
Where the eye mixes achtel and achtet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. achtel and achtet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: achtel vs achtet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: achtel is [ˈaxtl̩] while achtet is [ˈaxtət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - l in “achtel” becomes t in “achtet”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achtel is recorded at frequency rank #39,190, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaxtl̩]. 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 49220, this pair ranks #1,219,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of achtel vs achtet
Shared letters: aceht. Private to "achtel": l. Private to "achtet": -.
"achtel" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "achtet" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "achtel" and "achtet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "achtel" or "achtet" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "achtel" and "achtet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "achtel" 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 #1,219,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achtel" and "achtet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "achtel 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 #1,219,546 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.