Which to use
“achten” is a verb and “Achter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,378
- “achten” frequency rank
- #18,146
- “Achter” frequency rank
- 20524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | achten | Achter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf etwas Acht geben, etwas Beachtung schenken | die Ziffer 8 oder etwas, das die Ziffer 8 trägt (zum Beispiel ein Sportler mit der Trikotnummer 8) |
Where the eye mixes achten and Achter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. achten and Achter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: achten vs Achter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: achten is [ˈaxtn̩] while Achter is [ˈaxtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “achten” becomes r in “Achter”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
achten is recorded at frequency rank #2,378, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaxtn̩]. Achter is at rank #18,146, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaxtɐ].
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 20524, this pair ranks #1,896,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of achten vs Achter
Shared letters: aceht. Private to "achten": n. Private to "Achter": r.
"achten" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "Achter" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "achten" and "Achter" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "achten" vs "Achter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "achten" and "Achter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "achten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Achter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,896,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "achten" and "Achter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Achter vs Auster". 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 #1,896,690 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.