Which to use
“Achter” is a noun and “akuter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,146
- “Achter” frequency rank
- #22,604
- “akuter” frequency rank
- 40750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Achter | akuter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Ziffer 8 oder etwas, das die Ziffer 8 trägt (zum Beispiel ein Sportler mit der Trikotnummer 8) | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs akut |
Where the eye mixes Achter and akuter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Achter (VCCCVC) and akuter (VCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Achter vs akuter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Achter is [ˈaxtɐ] while akuter is [aˈkuːtɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Achter is recorded at frequency rank #18,146, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaxtɐ]. akuter is at rank #22,604, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈkuːtɐ].
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 40750, this pair ranks #1,499,402 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Achter vs akuter
Shared letters: aert. Private to "Achter": ch. Private to "akuter": ku.
"Achter" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "akuter" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Achter" and "akuter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Achter" or "akuter"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Achter" and "akuter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Achter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "akuter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,499,402 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Achter" and "akuter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "akuter 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 #1,499,402 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.