achthundert

[ˈaxtˌhʊndɐt]

/[ˈaxtˌhʊndɐt]/ num

The verdict

“achthundert” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Kardinalzahl zwischen 799 und 801; acht mal hundert

Corpus desk

Index DE-achthundert · achthundert · German

achthundert · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for achthundert
PropertyValue
Headwordachthundert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈaxtˌhʊndɐt]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „achthundert“ im Deutschen

achthundertsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

achthundert is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anumeral, transcribed [ˈaxtˌhʊndɐt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Kardinalzahl zwischen 799 und 801; acht mal hundert".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for achthundert, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 achthundert, spelled A-C-H-T-H-U-N-D-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Kardinalzahl zwischen 799 und 801; acht mal hundert

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how achthundert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Zum Konzert kamen fast achthundert Zuhörer.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "achthundert"?
"achthundert" is spelled A-C-H-T-H-U-N-D-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaxtˌhʊndɐt].
What does "achthundert" mean?
As a numeral, "achthundert" means: die Kardinalzahl zwischen 799 und 801; acht mal hundert
How do you pronounce "achthundert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "achthundert" is [ˈaxtˌhʊndɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "achthundert" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list