Achäne

[ˌaˈxɛːnə]

/[ˌaˈxɛːnə]/ noun

The verdict

“Achäne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sonderform der einsamigen Frucht der Korbblütler, bei der die Samenschale und die Fruchtwand sehr eng miteinander verbunden sind

Corpus desk

Index DE-achane · Achäne · German

Achäne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Achäne
PropertyValue
HeadwordAchäne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌaˈxɛːnə]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Achäne“ im Deutschen

Achäneschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Achäne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌaˈxɛːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sonderform der einsamigen Frucht der Korbblütler, bei der die Samenschale und die Fruchtwand sehr eng miteinander verbunden sind".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Achäne in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Achäne, spelled A-C-H-Ä-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sonderform der einsamigen Frucht der Korbblütler, bei der die Samenschale und die Fruchtwand sehr eng miteinander verbunden sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Achäne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Früchte der meisten Korbblütler sind Achänen.

Antonyms

ApfelfruchtBalgfruchtBeereBeerenfruchtverbandBruchfruchtHülsenfruchtKapselfruchtKaryopseKlausenfruchtNussfruchtNussfruchtverbandSammelbalgfruchtSammelbeereSammelnussfruchtSammelsteinfruchtSchoteSpaltfruchtSteinfruchtSteinfruchtverband

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Achäne"?
"Achäne" is spelled A-C-H-Ä-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌaˈxɛːnə].
What does "Achäne" mean?
As a noun, "Achäne" means: Sonderform der einsamigen Frucht der Korbblütler, bei der die Samenschale und die Fruchtwand sehr eng miteinander verbunden sind
How do you pronounce "Achäne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Achäne" is [ˌaˈxɛːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Achäne" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list