achtzehn
[ˈaxt͡seːn]
The verdict
“achtzehn” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #25,429 in German word frequency and used as a numeral.
- #25,429
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Kardinalzahl zwischen siebzehn und neunzehn
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | achtzehn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Numeral |
| IPA | [ˈaxt͡seːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #25,429 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “achtzehn” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for achtzehn is 8 letters long, classified as a numeral, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaxt͡seːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,429 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1die Kardinalzahl zwischen siebzehn und neunzehn
- 2achtzehn Jahre (alt)
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “achtzehn”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-C-H-T-Z-E-H-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaxt͡seːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “achten” - see the side-by-side comparison. achtzehn vs achten
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.