Achern

[ˈaxɐn]

/[ˈaxɐn]/ name

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The verdict

“Achern” is uncommon German (frequency #68,964 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,964
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

Key facts for Achern
PropertyValue
HeadwordAchern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈaxɐn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,964
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Achern” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Achern lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Achern is uncommon German at frequency #68,964 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈaxɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland".

Achern has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Achern, spelled A-C-H-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

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 "Achern"?
"Achern" is spelled A-C-H-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaxɐn].
What does "Achern" mean?
As a proper noun, "Achern" means: eine Stadt in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Achern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Achern" is [ˈaxɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Achern" come from?
"Achern" 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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Using “Achern”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-C-H-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaxɐn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list