achtgeben
\ˈaxtˌɡeːbn̩\
The verdict
“achtgeben” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prendre garde, faire attention, veiller.
Corpus desk
Index FR-achtgeben · achtgeben · French
achtgeben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | achtgeben |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈaxtˌɡeːbn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « achtgeben » en français
Rare enough to double-check
achtgeben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈaxtˌɡeːbn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prendre garde, faire attention, veiller.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for achtgeben, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is achtgeben, spelled A-C-H-T-G-E-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Prendre garde, faire attention, veiller.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how achtgeben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dann sagte er sehr schnell, dass er sie um Verzeihung bitte, er hätte auf sie achtgeben müssen und habe sie sehr vernachlässigt.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.