Yachten

[ˈjaxtn̩]

/[ˈjaxtn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Yachten” is uncommon German (frequency #50,208 among 67 “Y” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,208
frequency rank, German
67
“Y” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-yachten · Yachten · German

Yachten · rank #50,208 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,208
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 67
  • PHOTO-FINISH wähnt

Nearest frequency peer: wähnt (-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 „Yachten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Yachten
PropertyValue
HeadwordYachten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjaxtn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,208
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Yachten“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wähnt“ (#50,207), „Yokohama“ (#50,209), „workflow“ (#50,206). Unter 67 „Y“-Lemmata liegt „Yachten“ bei #50,208. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Yachten is uncommon German at frequency #50,208 among 67 “Y” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈjaxtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Yachten, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Yachten, spelled Y-A-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Yacht
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Yacht
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Yacht
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Yacht

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 "Yachten"?
"Yachten" is spelled Y-A-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjaxtn̩].
What does "Yachten" mean?
As a noun, "Yachten" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Yacht
How do you pronounce "Yachten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yachten" is [ˈjaxtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yachten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

wintern#50,203Zetteln#50,214wehrten#50,194züchtet#50,225

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list