ächzt

[ɛçt͡st]

/[ɛçt͡st]/ verb

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The verdict

“ächzt” is uncommon German (frequency #73,166 among 75 “Ä” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,166
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ächzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-achzt · ächzt · German

ächzt · rank #73,166 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,166
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH zyklisch

Nearest frequency peer: zyklisch (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „ächzt“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „ächzt“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ächzt
PropertyValue
Headwordächzt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛçt͡st]
Letters5
Frequency rank#73,166
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ächzt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).ächztfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zyklisch“ (#73,165), „ätzenden“ (#73,167), „Zwischenruf“ (#73,164). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „ächzt“ bei #73,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ächzt is uncommon German at frequency #73,166 among 75 “Ä” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɛçt͡st]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for ächzt in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ächzt, spelled Ä-C-H-Z-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ächzen
  2. 2
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ächzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ächzen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ächzen

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 "ächzt"?
"ächzt" is spelled Ä-C-H-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛçt͡st].
What does "ächzt" mean?
As a verb, "ächzt" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ächzen
How do you pronounce "ächzt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ächzt" is [ɛçt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ächzt" come from?
"ächzt" 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 "ächzt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

actor#73,203Welsh#73,109Tomás#73,003brush#73,333

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list