Äxte

[ˈɛkstə]

/[ˈɛkstə]/ noun

The verdict

“Äxte” is uncommon German (frequency #68,935 among 75 “Ä” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,935
frequency rank, German
75
“Ä” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Axt

Corpus desk

Index DE-axte · Äxte · German

Äxte · rank #68,935 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,935
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 75
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ödland

Nearest frequency peer: Ödland (+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 „Äxte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Äxte
PropertyValue
HeadwordÄxte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɛkstə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#68,935
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Äxte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Äxtefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ödland“ (#68,936), „Zwischenrufe“ (#68,933), „Ölwechsel“ (#68,937). Unter 75 „Ä“-Lemmata liegt „Äxte“ bei #68,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Äxte is uncommon German at frequency #68,935 among 75 “Ä” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɛkstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Äxte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Äxte, spelled Ä-X-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Axt
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Axt
  3. 3
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Axt

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 "Äxte"?
"Äxte" is spelled Ä-X-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɛkstə].
What does "Äxte" mean?
As a noun, "Äxte" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Axt
How do you pronounce "Äxte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Äxte" is [ˈɛkstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Äxte" come from?
"Äxte" 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 "Äxte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list