Achterbahn

/[ˈaxtɐˌbaːn]/ noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,479

in German word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Achterbahn is aGermannoun. It means: in Freizeitparks und auf Volksfesten verbreitetes Fahrgeschäft Pronounced [ˈaxtɐˌbaːn].

Key facts for Achterbahn
PropertyValue
HeadwordAchterbahn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaxtɐˌbaːn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#19,479
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Achterbahn in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Achterbahn is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaxtɐˌbaːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,479 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in Freizeitparks und auf Volksfesten verbreitetes Fahrgeschäft".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Achterbahn, with forms such as "acchterbahn", "achetrbahn", and "achhterbahn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Achterbahn, spelled A-C-H-T-E-R-B-A-H-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    in Freizeitparks und auf Volksfesten verbreitetes Fahrgeschäft

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acchterbahn,achetrbahn,achhterbahn,achtebrahn,achterabhn,achterbahhn,achterbahnn,achterbanh,achterbbahn,achterbhan,achterrbahn,achtrebahn,achtterbahn,actherbahn,ahcterbahn,cahterbahn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Achterbahn

Misspelling Variants of "Achterbahn"

acchterbahn11achetrbahn10achhterbahn11achtebrahn10achterabhn10achterbahhn11achterbahnn11achterbanh10
Misspelling Variants of "Achterbahn"

Frequency rank: #19,479 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Achterbahn"?
"Achterbahn" is spelled A-C-H-T-E-R-B-A-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaxtɐˌbaːn].
What does "Achterbahn" mean?
As a noun, "Achterbahn" means: in Freizeitparks und auf Volksfesten verbreitetes Fahrgeschäft
What are common misspellings of "Achterbahn"?
Common misspellings include "acchterbahn", "achetrbahn", "achhterbahn", "achtebrahn", "achterabhn". The correct spelling is "Achterbahn".
How do you pronounce "Achterbahn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Achterbahn" is [ˈaxtɐˌbaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Achterbahn" come from?
"Achterbahn" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.