achtfach
[ˈaxtfax]
The verdict
“achtfach” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - achtmal so oft oder so viel
Corpus desk
Index DE-achtfach · achtfach · German
achtfach · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | achtfach |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | [ˈaxtfax] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „achtfach“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
achtfach is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral, transcribed [ˈaxtfax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "achtmal so oft oder so viel".
achtfach doesn't appear in our generated misspelling 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 nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 achtfach, spelled A-C-H-T-F-A-C-H.
Definition
- 1achtmal so oft oder so viel
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how achtfach appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Aktienemission ist eine Woche vor dem Börsengang bereits achtfach überzeichnet.
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.