Achse

[ˈaksə]

/[ˈaksə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Achse” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,432. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,432
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - lotrechte oder waagerechte Gerade oder Linie, die unveränderlich ist, und eine Mittellinie, um die sich ein Körper dreht; gedachte Gerade mit besonderen Symmetrie-Eigenschaften

Corpus desk

Index DE-achse · Achse · German

Achse · rank #7,432 · 6 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,432
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH überfordert

Nearest frequency peer: überfordert (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Achse”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Achse” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Achse vs AHS
20% similar
Achse vs acht
40% similar
Achse vs ADHS
20% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Achse
PropertyValue
HeadwordAchse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaksə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,432
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Achse” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Achseliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „überfordert“ (#7,431), „afrikanischen“ (#7,433), „zweit“ (#7,430). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Achse (IPA [ˈaksə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,432 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Achse, with forms such as "acchse", "aches", and "achhse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "AHS", "acht", "ADHS", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Achse, spelled A-C-H-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    lotrechte oder waagerechte Gerade oder Linie, die unveränderlich ist, und eine Mittellinie, um die sich ein Körper dreht; gedachte Gerade mit besonderen Symmetrie-Eigenschaften
  2. 2
    Verbindung rotierender Körper, die kein Drehmoment überträgt; Teil, das zwei nebeneinanderliegende Räder eines Wagens miteinander verbindet oder auch allgemeiner Maschinenteil
  3. 3
    senkrechte oder waagerechte Gerade oder Linie, die unveränderlich ist
  4. 4
    kurz für Sprossachse
  5. 5
    Allianz, Staatenbund oder Partnerschaft; meist durch die Nennung der Hauptstädte ergänzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jeder bekannte Planet rotiert um seine eigene Achse.
  2. In einem Koordinatensystem stehen x- und y-Achse meist zueinander senkrecht, also im 90°-Winkel.

Synonyms

DrehachseRadachse

Antonyms

Welle

This word in other languages

axis(English)eje(Español)axe(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acchse
  • aches
  • achhse
  • achsse
  • ahcse
  • cahse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Achse - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acchse1aches2achhse1achsse1ahcse2cahse2
Edit distance from "Achse"

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 "Achse"?
"Achse" is spelled A-C-H-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaksə].
What does "Achse" mean?
As a noun, "Achse" means: lotrechte oder waagerechte Gerade oder Linie, die unveränderlich ist, und eine Mittellinie, um die sich ein Körper dreht; gedachte Gerade mit besonderen Symmetrie-Eigenschaften
What words are commonly confused with "Achse"?
"Achse" is commonly confused with "AHS", "acht", "ADHS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Achse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Achse" is [ˈaksə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Achse" come from?
"Achse" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zweit#7,430Ampel#7,435Claus#7,449deckt#7,452

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Zahn6 variantswork6 variantsTokio6 variantsTakt6 variants

What to do next

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  • "Achse" maps to 18 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "AHS". View pair
  • 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #7,432 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse

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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