How to Say "Eight" in German - How To Say Guide

acht

/axt/

The German word for eight is acht.

acht is the cardinal number for 8. When used as a noun, Acht refers to the digit or figure 8 or a playing card with the value 8.

Meaning: cardinal number 8 (num)

Which one should you use?

acht is the cardinal number used for counting, while Achte is the ordinal number used to mean 'eighth'.

In Bavaria, the word ocht is used for eight.

As a cardinal number, acht is indeclinable, meaning it does not change its form based on the gender or case of the noun it modifies.

/axt/

In German, the word Acht is used in the historical term die Acht, referring to a legal ban or outlawry where a person was placed 'outside the law'.
The German word Acht is a homonym that also means 'attention' or 'regard'. For example, the phrase Gib Acht! means 'pay attention' or 'be careful'.
While you use acht for the number 8, the verb achten means 'to respect' or 'to heed'.

Es ist acht Uhr.
It's eight o'clock.
This sentence is useful for telling the time with acht.
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Weck mich um acht.
Get me up at eight.
This sentence shows how to use acht when referring to a specific time.
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Er hat acht Uhren.
He has eight watches.
This sentence demonstrates the use of acht when counting objects.
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der achte Monat
The eighth month
Ich habe acht Äpfel gekauft.
I bought eight apples.
Sie ist um acht Uhr aufgewacht.
She woke up at eight o'clock.
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Sources

Wiktionary, “eight” translations and entries acht, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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