Achtersteven
[ˈaxtɐˌʃteːvn̩]
The verdict
“Achtersteven” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hinten befindlicher Steven
Corpus desk
Index DE-achtersteven · Achtersteven · German
Achtersteven · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | Achtersteven |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaxtɐˌʃteːvn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Achtersteven“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Achtersteven is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈaxtɐˌʃteːvn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "hinten befindlicher Steven".
Achtersteven has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Achtersteven, spelled A-C-H-T-E-R-S-T-E-V-E-N.
Definition
- 1hinten befindlicher Steven
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Achtersteven appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Bevor der Frost kam, wurde noch ein Spantenpaar am Achtersteven eingesetzt, dann mußte man die Werft räumen.“
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.