achtzehn
\ˈaxt͡seːn\
The verdict
“achtzehn” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dix-huit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-achtzehn · achtzehn · French
achtzehn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | achtzehn |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈaxt͡seːn\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
achtzehn is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈaxt͡seːn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dix-huit.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for achtzehn, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is achtzehn, spelled A-C-H-T-Z-E-H-N.
Definition
- 1Dix-huit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how achtzehn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es war noch ein Betrag von achtzehn Euro offen.
Es war ein junger Mann von achtzehn bis zwanzig Jahren, groß und schlank, mit schönen schwarzen Augen und tiefschwarzem Haar; seine ganze Person trug jenen Stempel der Ruhe und Entschlossenheit, wie er Männern, welche von Kindheit an daran gewöhnt sind, mit der Gefahr zu kämpfen, eigentümlich ist.
Synonyms
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.