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“acer” and “Acker” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,046
“acer” frequency rank
#10,991
“Acker” frequency rank
39037
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature acer Acker
Definition Stahl landwirtschaftlich genutzte Fläche, die regelmäßig bearbeitet wird

Letter map: acer vs Acker

Shared letters muted; letters that set acer and Acker apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

4 ch
acer
5 ch
Acker

Spelling & dictionary notes on acer vs Acker

acer and Acker are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

acer is recorded at frequency rank #28,046, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Acker is at rank #10,991, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈakɐ].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 39037, this pair ranks #1,547,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of acer vs Acker

Shared letters: acer. Private to "acer": -. Private to "Acker": k.

"acer" · 4 letters · shape VCVC  ·  "Acker" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aceraccer · acerr · aecr
  • Ackeraccker · acekr · ackerr · ackker · ackre · akcer · caker

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "acer" and "Acker" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "acer" vs "Acker" - which ranks higher?
"Acker" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,991 in our German list, against #28,046 for "acer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "acer" vs "Acker" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "acer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Acker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,547,814 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "acer" and "Acker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acer vs puzzles". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,547,814 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list