AHD

[ˌeɪ̯ˌʔeɪ̯tʃˈdiː]

/[ˌeɪ̯ˌʔeɪ̯tʃˈdiː]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“AHD” is uncommon German (frequency #72,117 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,117
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abkürzung für den Namen des Wörterbuches "The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language"

Key facts for AHD
PropertyValue
HeadwordAHD
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[ˌeɪ̯ˌʔeɪ̯tʃˈdiː]
Letters3
Frequency rank#72,117
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “AHD” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). AHD lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

AHD is uncommon German at frequency #72,117 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [ˌeɪ̯ˌʔeɪ̯tʃˈdiː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for AHD in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 AHD, spelled A-H-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abkürzung für den Namen des Wörterbuches "The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language"
  2. 2
    Bezeichnung der im American Heritage Dictionary verwendeten Lautschrift

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 "AHD"?
"AHD" is spelled A-H-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌeɪ̯ˌʔeɪ̯tʃˈdiː].
What does "AHD" mean?
As an abbreviation, "AHD" means: Abkürzung für den Namen des Wörterbuches "The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language"
How do you pronounce "AHD"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "AHD" is [ˌeɪ̯ˌʔeɪ̯tʃˈdiː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "AHD" come from?
"AHD" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “AHD”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-H-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌeɪ̯ˌʔeɪ̯tʃˈdiː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list