achtzehn

[ˈaxt͡seːn]

/[ˈaxt͡seːn]/ num

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The verdict

“achtzehn” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,429. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,429
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Kardinalzahl zwischen siebzehn und neunzehn

Corpus desk

Index DE-achtzehn · achtzehn · German

achtzehn · rank #25,429 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,429
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abzustimmen

Nearest frequency peer: abzustimmen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „achtzehn“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „achtzehn“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

achtzehn vs achten
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for achtzehn
PropertyValue
Headwordachtzehn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈaxt͡seːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,429
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „achtzehn“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).achtzehnliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abzustimmen“ (#25,428), „abzubrechen“ (#25,427), „afghanische“ (#25,431). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „achtzehn“ bei #25,429. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around achtzehn (IPA [ˈaxt͡seːn]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #25,429 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for achtzehn, with forms such as "acchtzehn", "achhtzehn", and "achtezhn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "achten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is achtzehn, spelled A-C-H-T-Z-E-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Kardinalzahl zwischen siebzehn und neunzehn
  2. 2
    achtzehn Jahre (alt)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es war noch ein Betrag von achtzehn Euro offen.
  2. „In den letzten fünfzig Jahren sank der Anteil der Menschen, die in den Entwicklungsländern nicht genug zu essen hatten, von fünfundvierzig auf achtzehn Prozent.“

Synonyms

achtzehnjährig

This word in other languages

eighteen(English)dieciocho(Español)dix-huit(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acchtzehn
  • achhtzehn
  • achtezhn
  • achttzehn
  • achtzehhn
  • achtzehnn
  • achtzenh
  • achtzhen
  • achtzzehn
  • achztehn
  • acthzehn
  • ahctzehn
  • cahtzehn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of achtzehn - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acchtzehn1achhtzehn1achtezhn2achttzehn1achtzehhn1achtzehnn1achtzenh2achtzhen2
Edit distance from "achtzehn"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "achtzehn"?
"achtzehn" is spelled A-C-H-T-Z-E-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaxt͡seːn].
What does "achtzehn" mean?
As a numeral, "achtzehn" means: die Kardinalzahl zwischen siebzehn und neunzehn
What words are commonly confused with "achtzehn"?
"achtzehn" is commonly confused with "achten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "achtzehn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "achtzehn" is [ˈaxt͡seːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "achtzehn" come from?
"achtzehn" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "achtzehn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

angebotene13 variantsBahnlinie13 variantsverwahrt13 variantsUnbehagen13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list