achtzig

[ˈaxt͡sɪç]

/[ˈaxt͡sɪç]/ num

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The verdict

“achtzig” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,502. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,502
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - acht mal zehn, die Kardinalzahl zwischen 79 und 81 (siehe auch siebzig und neunzig)

Corpus desk

Index DE-achtzig · achtzig · German

achtzig · rank #34,502 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #34,502
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abzuschneiden

Nearest frequency peer: abzuschneiden (-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 „achtzig“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „achtzig“ 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).

achtzig vs Achtung
57% similar

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

Key facts for achtzig
PropertyValue
Headwordachtzig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈaxt͡sɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#34,502
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „achtzig“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.achtzigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „abzuschneiden“ (#34,501), „activity“ (#34,503), „abzieht“ (#34,500). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „achtzig“ bei #34,502. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around achtzig (IPA [ˈaxt͡sɪç]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #34,502 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for achtzig, with forms such as "acchtzig", "achhtzig", and "achtizg". 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, "Achtung", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is achtzig, spelled A-C-H-T-Z-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    acht mal zehn, die Kardinalzahl zwischen 79 und 81 (siehe auch siebzig und neunzig)
  2. 2
    achtzig Jahre (alt)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf schlechten Autobahnstrecken sind achtzig km/h vorgeschrieben.
  2. Es waren aber ihrer achtzig.

Synonyms

Jahrealtachtzigjährig

This word in other languages

eighty(English)ochenta(Español)quatre-vingts(Français)oitenta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acchtzig
  • achhtzig
  • achtizg
  • achttzig
  • achtzgi
  • achtzigg
  • achtzzig
  • achztig
  • acthzig
  • ahctzig
  • cahtzig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of achtzig - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acchtzig1achhtzig1achtizg2achttzig1achtzgi2achtzigg1achtzzig1achztig2
Edit distance from "achtzig"

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 "achtzig"?
"achtzig" is spelled A-C-H-T-Z-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaxt͡sɪç].
What does "achtzig" mean?
As a numeral, "achtzig" means: acht mal zehn, die Kardinalzahl zwischen 79 und 81 (siehe auch siebzig und neunzig)
What words are commonly confused with "achtzig"?
"achtzig" is commonly confused with "Achtung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "achtzig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "achtzig" is [ˈaxt͡sɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "achtzig" come from?
"achtzig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abzieht#34,500Abgänge#34,496ankomme#34,512Aufbaus#34,521

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

beliefen11 variantsVolltext11 variantsverblieb11 variantsungeheure11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list