achtern
[ˈaxtɐn]
The verdict
“achtern” is an uncommon German word, ranked #61,250 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #61,250
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - hinten bei einem Seefahrzeug
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | achtern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ˈaxtɐn] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #61,250 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “achtern” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for achtern is 7 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaxtɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #61,250 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "hinten bei einem Seefahrzeug".
achtern has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is achtern, spelled A-C-H-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1hinten bei einem Seefahrzeug
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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.
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Using “achtern”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-C-H-T-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaxtɐn] (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
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.