Achensee

[ˈaːxn̩ˌzeː]

/[ˈaːxn̩ˌzeː]/ name

The verdict

“Achensee” is uncommon German (frequency #74,263 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,263
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - See in Tirol, Österreich

Corpus desk

Index DE-achensee · Achensee · German

Achensee · rank #74,263 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,263
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abzweigen

Nearest frequency peer: Abzweigen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Achensee“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Achensee“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Achensee
PropertyValue
HeadwordAchensee
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaːxn̩ˌzeː]
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,263
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Achensee“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Achenseefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Abzweigen“ (#74,262), „abstrusen“ (#74,261), „achtes“ (#74,265). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Achensee“ bei #74,263. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Achensee is uncommon German at frequency #74,263 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈaːxn̩ˌzeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "See in Tirol, Österreich".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Achensee, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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 borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Achensee, spelled A-C-H-E-N-S-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    See in Tirol, Österreich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Achensee befindet sich in Nordtirol.
  2. Unseren letzten Urlaub verbrachten wir am Achensee.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Achensee"?
"Achensee" is spelled A-C-H-E-N-S-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaːxn̩ˌzeː].
What does "Achensee" mean?
As a proper noun, "Achensee" means: See in Tirol, Österreich
How do you pronounce "Achensee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Achensee" is [ˈaːxn̩ˌzeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Achensee" come from?
"Achensee" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Achensee", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list