ahntevsAkneConfusable pair

Quick tell: ahnte is a verb, Akne is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ahnte” is a verb and “Akne” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,244
“ahnte” frequency rank
#30,905
“Akne” frequency rank
53149
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ahnte Akne
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs ahnen krankhafte Veränderung der Haut mit Bildung entzündlicher Pusteln

Where the eye mixes ahnte and Akne

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ahnte runs 5 letters (VCCCV) against Akne's 4 (VCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
ahnte
4 ch
Akne

Why the eye confuses ahnte with Akne

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ahnte is [ˈaːntə] while Akne is [ˈaknə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ahnte is recorded at frequency rank #22,244, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaːntə]. Akne is at rank #30,905, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈaknə].

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 53149, this pair ranks #1,069,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ahnte vs Akne

Shared letters: aen. Private to "ahnte": ht. Private to "Akne": k.

"ahnte" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV  ·  "Akne" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ahnte ← ahhnte · ahnet · ahnnte · ahntte · ahtne · anhte · hante
  • Akne ← aken · akkne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "ahnte" for "Akne" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ahnte" is a verb and "Akne" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "ahnte" or "Akne"?
"ahnte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,244 in our German list, against #30,905 for "Akne". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ahnte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Akne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,069,297 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ahnte" and "Akne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Akne vs Atze". 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 #1,069,297 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