Aach

/[aːx]/ name

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#51,887

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Aach is aGermanname. It means: Abfluss der Donau zum Bodensee (teils unterirdisch) Pronounced [aːx].

Key facts for Aach
PropertyValue
HeadwordAach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[aːx]
Letters4
Frequency rank#51,887
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Aach in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Aach is 4 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aːx]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,887 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for Aach in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Aach, spelled A-A-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abfluss der Donau zum Bodensee (teils unterirdisch)
  2. 2
    mehrere Nebenflüsse des Rheins, welche in den Bodensee münden
  3. 3
    Aach in den Obersee, bei Arbon, Bezirk Arbon, Kanton Thurgau
  4. 4
    Aach in den Obersee, bei Romanshorn, Bezirk Arbon, Kanton Thurgau
  5. 5
    Stockacher Aach, in den Überlinger See, bei Bodman (Bodman-Ludwigshafen), Landkreis Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg
  6. 6
    Mahlspürer Aach, linker Zufluss der Stockacher Aach, bei Stockach, Landkreis Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg
  7. 7
    Alte Aach, Nebenlauf der Stockacher Aach, bei Wahlwies (Stockach), Landkreis Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg
  8. 8
    Linzer Aach (Beinamen: Hintere Aach, Salemer Aach, Seefelder Aach), in den Überlinger See, bei Unteruhldingen (Uhldingen-Mühlhofen) Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg
  9. 9
    Deggenhauser Aach, linker Zufluss der Linzer Aach, bei Buggensegel (Salem), Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg
  10. 10
    Radolfzeller Aach (Beinamen: Hegauer Aach, Singener Aach), in den Zeller See, bei Radolfzell, Landkreis Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg
  11. 11
    Zwiefalter Aach, linker Zufluss der Donau bei Zwiefaltendorf (Riedlingen), Landkreis Biberach, Baden-Württemberg
  12. 12
    ein Nebenfluss der Iller
  13. 13
    rechter Oberlauf der Rietaach, bei Altstätten, Kanton St. Gallen, die in den Rheintaler Binnenkanal entwässert

Frequency rank: #51,887 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aach"?
"Aach" is spelled A-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [aːx].
What does "Aach" mean?
As a name, "Aach" means: Abfluss der Donau zum Bodensee (teils unterirdisch)
How do you pronounce "Aach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aach" is [aːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Aach" come from?
"Aach" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.