Achte

[ˈaxtə]

/[ˈaxtə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Achte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,756
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym für den Monat August im kaufmännischen und Verwaltungsbereich

Corpus desk

Index DE-achte · Achte · German

Achte · rank #6,756 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,756
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abzug

Nearest frequency peer: Abzug (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Achte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Achte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Achte vs act
40% similar
Achte vs ALTE
20% similar
Achte vs arte
40% similar

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

Key facts for Achte
PropertyValue
HeadwordAchte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaxtə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,756
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Achte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Achteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Abzug“ (#6,755), „angehen“ (#6,757), „Abstieg“ (#6,754). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „Achte“ bei #6,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Achte (IPA [ˈaxtə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,756 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Synonym für den Monat August im kaufmännischen und Verwaltungsbereich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Achte, with forms such as "acchte", "achet", and "achhte". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "act", "ALTE", "arte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Achte, spelled A-C-H-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym für den Monat August im kaufmännischen und Verwaltungsbereich

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Heute ist der dritte Achte zweitausendfünf.

Synonyms

August

This word in other languages

eighth(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acchte
  • achet
  • achhte
  • achtte
  • acthe
  • ahcte
  • cahte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Achte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

acchte1achet2achhte1achtte1acthe2ahcte2cahte2
Edit distance from "Achte"

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 "Achte"?
"Achte" is spelled A-C-H-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaxtə].
What does "Achte" mean?
As a noun, "Achte" means: Synonym für den Monat August im kaufmännischen und Verwaltungsbereich
What words are commonly confused with "Achte"?
"Achte" is commonly confused with "act", "ALTE", "arte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Achte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Achte" is [ˈaxtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Achte" come from?
"Achte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Abzug#6,755Babys#6,765boris#6,774daily#6,779

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

dance7 variantsTiger7 variantsStich7 variantssaint7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list