achthundert
[ˈaxtˌhʊndɐt]
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 May 6, 2026) - die Kardinalzahl zwischen 799 und 801; acht mal hundert
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | achthundert |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | [ˈaxtˌhʊndɐt] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “achthundert” sits in German frequency
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
- 1die Kardinalzahl zwischen 799 und 801; acht mal hundert
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.
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Using “achthundert”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-C-H-T-H-U-N-D-E-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaxtˌhʊndɐt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.