Achtelnote
[ˈaxtl̩ˌnoːtə]
The verdict
“Achtelnote” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Note, die mit schwarzem Kopf, Hals und einem Fähnchen (oder Balken) notiert wird und ein Achtel einer ganzen Note zählt
Corpus desk
Index DE-achtelnote · Achtelnote · German
Achtelnote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Achtelnote |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaxtl̩ˌnoːtə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Achtelnote“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Achtelnote is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaxtl̩ˌnoːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Note, die mit schwarzem Kopf, Hals und einem Fähnchen (oder Balken) notiert wird und ein Achtel einer ganzen Note zählt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Achtelnote 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Achtelnote, spelled A-C-H-T-E-L-N-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1Note, die mit schwarzem Kopf, Hals und einem Fähnchen (oder Balken) notiert wird und ein Achtel einer ganzen Note zählt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Achtelnote appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zwei Achtelnoten dauern so lange wie eine Viertelnote.
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.